The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal for the construction of an aquarium at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo. The BMC will allocate Rs 70 crore for this project.

According to the proposal passed last week, the aquarium will include facilities such as a dome aquarium, walking tunnel and pop-up windows. In addition to rectangular and circular tanks and a tunnel aquarium, the facility will feature four rectangular tanks, five circular tanks, and two hemispherical tanks made of acrylic panels, where various types of fish will be displayed. Dr Sanjay Tripathi, director, Byculla zoo, said, “We will try to complete the construction of the aquarium in a year. It will showcase Indian marine life.”