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MINISTER of Agriculture Ravi Ratiram has met with the Zoological Society for the first time since being sworn in. He said while it was a fruitful discussion, members expressed several concerns including budgetary cuts, as well as cost overruns on the ongoing $56 million zoo expansion project.
The Urban Development Corporation of TT (Udecott) is currently undertaking the expansion project at the Emperor Valley Zoo, plans for which were first announced in 2019.
It includes a cinema/theatre, ice cream parlour, cutters bar, wine/coffee shop, restaurant, exhibition centre, conference/meeting rooms, offices, an information centre, shops, kiosks, a walk-through aquarium and an amphitheatre and a play area for children.
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