Amra Sabai Muta giyechilam ! on 24th of December , 2014.
The Crocodile Breeding Centre at Muta is situated at a distance of 23 km
from Ranchi on Ranchi Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi. It covers an area of 0.02 sq
km. It was commissioned in 1987 under the IUCN programme for conservation of
endangered species. It is situated in the middle of the forest and is a
peaceful place for the visitors. It is also involved in breeding rare species
of crocodiles in its premises.
The crocodile breeding centre at Muta (Ormanjhi Block, Ranchi District) was formally authorized to start its researching in the year 1987 under the IUCN programme of conservation of endangered species.
A rare species of marsh crocodiles was first spotted in late 1960s in the Bhera River which flows close to the city of Ranchi. Thereby the Government decided to start a breeding centre to enhance the number of marsh crocodiles in the region. The centre started its research with 5 crocodiles, two from the Bhera (Bhairavi locally called Bhera) River while three were brought in from the Madras crocodile bank. Success was achieved in the breeding program in the year 1991-92. At the moment the centre has 42 crocodiles.
Though not much has been done to promote tourism to the centre, people still flock to see the massive river crocodiles existing in this centre.
Since the centre is situated on the outskirts of Ranchi, the Institute has made provisions for a small forest rest house and a rest shed to cater to the needs of the visitors who visit it using their own mode of transport.
Address: Department of Tourism
Govt. of Jharkhand
F.F.P Bhawan, 2nd Floor, Dhurwa, Ranchi-4.
Phone: +91 651 2400981, Telefax: +91 651 2400982
Email: info@jharkhandtourism.in
And
Tourist Complex
Main Road Ranchi
Ph: 0651-2331646, 2330852, 2330935, 2330538
Accommodation – The town of Ranchi has provisions to accommodate tourists of all kinds. There are no accommodations close to the attractions. It’s best to book hotel rooms in the city of Ranchi. Many tourists prefer the moderately priced tourist guest houses provided by the Tourism Authority of Ranchi or book a cab to reach and return from the attraction. But since the attraction is outside the city limits visitors should make their own provisions to return to the city.
Muta Vulture facility to come !
AMI MAANSI !
City of Waterfalls, Ranchi
Ranchi is known as city of Waterfalls because it is surrounded by some beautiful waterfalls which are Dassam falls, Hundru falls, Hirni falls, Jonha Falls and Panch Gagh falls., It is the capital of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located on 23.23ºN latitude and 85.23ºE longitude. One thing that can be said about Ranchi is that, it is truly city of ‘water falls and lakes’. Ranchi covers a total area of 35 square kilometers.
Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre
It is a perfect place for those who like crocodiles. The
innocent reptiles actually require much more care and attention that the
authority is paying to drag the attention of visitors and tourist.
About Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre
- Entry: Paid
- Not Allowed: Pets
- Timings - Opening & Closing: Monday - Friday: 9.00 AM - 6.30 PM , Saturday: 9.00 AM - 6.30 PM , Sunday: 9.00 AM - 6.30 PM , Public Holidays: 9.00 AM - 6.30 PM
Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre -Ranchi
The Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre is one of the few breeding centers conceptualized by the Government of India to promote the breeding and conserving of these endangered species.The crocodile breeding centre at Muta (Ormanjhi Block, Ranchi District) was formally authorized to start its researching in the year 1987 under the IUCN programme of conservation of endangered species.
A rare species of marsh crocodiles was first spotted in late 1960s in the Bhera River which flows close to the city of Ranchi. Thereby the Government decided to start a breeding centre to enhance the number of marsh crocodiles in the region. The centre started its research with 5 crocodiles, two from the Bhera (Bhairavi locally called Bhera) River while three were brought in from the Madras crocodile bank. Success was achieved in the breeding program in the year 1991-92. At the moment the centre has 42 crocodiles.
Though not much has been done to promote tourism to the centre, people still flock to see the massive river crocodiles existing in this centre.
Since the centre is situated on the outskirts of Ranchi, the Institute has made provisions for a small forest rest house and a rest shed to cater to the needs of the visitors who visit it using their own mode of transport.
Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre History-Origin-Importance-Architecture
With an area of 0.02 sq km, the centre was formally commissioned in the year 1987 with three crocodiles from Bihar and two from a breeding centre at Chennai. Today, it houses 42 crocodiles.Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre info-Contact Details-Accommodation-Timings
Important telephone numbers and website details - http://ranchi.nic.in/tourism.htmAddress: Department of Tourism
Govt. of Jharkhand
F.F.P Bhawan, 2nd Floor, Dhurwa, Ranchi-4.
Phone: +91 651 2400981, Telefax: +91 651 2400982
Email: info@jharkhandtourism.in
And
Tourist Complex
Main Road Ranchi
Ph: 0651-2331646, 2330852, 2330935, 2330538
Accommodation – The town of Ranchi has provisions to accommodate tourists of all kinds. There are no accommodations close to the attractions. It’s best to book hotel rooms in the city of Ranchi. Many tourists prefer the moderately priced tourist guest houses provided by the Tourism Authority of Ranchi or book a cab to reach and return from the attraction. But since the attraction is outside the city limits visitors should make their own provisions to return to the city.
Muta Crocodile Breeding Centre Ranchi Pictures
Muta Vulture facility to come !
Muta Crocodile Park, where the vulture breeding centre is
coming up
Jharkhand’s maiden vulture breeding centre in Muta, 22km
from Ranchi, is likely to started in 2015.
The Union ministry of forest and environment has recently
given its go-ahead to a proposal seeking permission to catch and transport
vultures to the capital from Hazaribagh district, which has the largest
concentration of the winged scavengers in the state.
The Centre has also agreed to allow experts from Bombay
Natural History Society (BNHS) to assist Jharkhand foresters in netting
vultures for breeding at Muta. The Muta facility was subsequently built to
reverse the steady decline in Jharkhand’s vulture population.
However, the project — pegged at around Rs 41 lakh — missed
many a deadline since owing to a slew of trial and error methods, time and
funds spent on exposure trips (Assam and Bengal models were studied, besides
Pinjore), and building and rebuilding exercises among other things.
Despite initial hiccups, the project gained pace in 2010,
but only to face engineering flaws — like the height of the aviary being too
low — a year later. “Civil work was completed long ago. We were only waiting
for mandatory clearances from the Centre. Former wildlife warden S.N. Trivedi,
before his retirement, had written a letter in this regard.
Currently, Jharkhand has a vulture population of 350, mostly
found in Hazaribagh region because of active conservation programmes undertaken
by the forest department and local voluntary organisations. In other parts of
the state, the birds are near extinct.
The purpose of the centre was to undertake breeding
activities in a controlled environment to save critically endangered species of
the bird. “Vultures are scavengers and, hence, important for ecological balance.
We cannot let them vanish”.
AMI MAANSI !
Ranchi, May 7: Three school students drowned in the Bhairavi river in front of the crocodile breeding centre at Muta.
ReplyDeleteThe victims, Aditya Raj Bhagat (14), a Class X student of DAV Hehal, Rakesh Khakha (17), a Class X student of Oxford Public School, and Abhay Tigga (13), a Class VIII student of Bishop Westcott Boys School, Namkum, were bathing in the river when they drowned at the spot which is about 35km away from the state capital.
“The students planned to go Birsa Munda Biological Park. When they reached the park, they changed their plan after noticing a board that said the crocodile breeding centre was just 15km away and decided to go there instead. On reaching Muta, they got into the water to bathe and three of them drowned,” an official at Sikidiri police station said, adding that none of the boys could swim.
The bodies were fished out later by local villagers who got to know about the tragedy when the five other boys ran to them for help. Residents said the river is about 15 feet deep at the spot where the boys drowned.
Senior superintendent of police Praveen Kumar, confirmed the incident. He expressed concern over the trend of youngsters getting into water without knowing how to swim and without taking any precautions.