jamshedpur a newly built operation theatre is set to open at tata steel zoological park soon equipped with modern veterinary equipment it has been upgraded in accordance with the guidelines of central zoo authority the new facilities will include among others a tranquilizing gun and surgical equipment like microscope weighing machine and squeeze cage with this tata zoo will be able to extend timely veterinary intervention in treating wild animals in distress in the region disease investigation and treatment will help in reducing mortalities in wild animals both in captivity and in the open said a functionary of the zoo for the past two decades tata zoo has been carrying out the service of rescue and rehabilitation of animals that stray into the nearby forest areas from the dalma wildlife sanctuary in 2010 the zoo authorities gave a new lease of life to a wild elephant calf called rajni which had fallen prey to human barbarism rajni was critical and her condition was declared beyond recovery by the local forest department however tata zoo took the challenge of treating her wounds after her recovery at the zoo she was moved to dalma wildlife sanctuary in march 2011 for a possible reintegration with a wild herd the process is still continuing with the aid of the sanctuary officials the rajni episode necessitated the need to upgrade the veterinary health unit so that more wild animals can be saved and returned to their wild habitat said the zoo official about the merits of the new wildlife healthcare centre the job of the wildlife healthcare center among other things will be ensuring a balanced diet and nutrition to captive wild animals and rescue and rehabilitation of animals caught in human conflict facilitating breeding of endangered animals data management and sharing with other institutions and capacity building of veterinarians in the region the state bank of india helped tata zoo in its upgradation aimed at safeguarding wildlife and ecosystem