fresh tracks will be laid which will be unlike the existing wooden tracks that get damaged easily the booking of tickets for the new year day will begin in advance on december 25 the zoo director told toi for a group of 25 and above we charge only rs 5head against the normal ticket price of rs 10 the toy train project is worth rs 5 crore kishor said and added the fare was yet to be decided the sixcoach trains will seat 48 passengers each asked about the zoos toy train which has not been functional for around 18 months kishor said two new toy trains would be run in the zoo soon the winners will be given gifts we have planned to lay the tracks and purchase the new trains within six months he said the entry tickets for january 1 will be priced at rs 100adult and rs 50child the zoo already provides discounted entry to schoolchildren coming in groups the zoo administration is also gearing up for new year celebrations he has already written to the patna dm and ssp as well as the civil surgeon requesting them to make proper security and healthcare arrangements as the botanical garden as usual is likely to see a large number of footfalls on the new years first day our aim is to sensitise more and more students to the nature and wildlife kishor said patna the patna zoo famous as home to a variety of trees and a large number of animals will also have santa claus lookalikes with gifts and chocolates for children moving around on its premises this christmas the new trains will have fibre body this is ostensibly for the first time that we will be celebrating christmas in the zoo zoo director nand kishor said on tuesday and added welldecorated christmas trees would be placed at the entrance and activities like singing and speech contests organised for children we will float the tender