lucknow the new gorakhpur zoo will have shops selling products identified under the one district one product odop scheme of the state government for gorakhpur divisiondirector of gorakhpur zoo anjani acharya said we are collaborating with the district administration and other departments working for odop scheme on this the proposal has been approveda highpriority project of the yogi government and also a dream project of the chief minister for gorakhpur it might be completed by the end of the year or early next year the project has struggled with deadlines it was to be completed by april this yearthe priority is to complete the facilities and infrastructure for animals such as enclosures and hospital after that we would need permission from central zoo authority cza to start bringing in the animals said the directorthe zoo would house more than 380 animals brought under exchange programmes from zoos in lucknow kanpur delhi darjeeling mysore junagadh and from closed zoos in allahabad and gorakhpurlions from gujarat have been brought for it and kept at etawah safarithe zoo would have many attractions one of them is the walking trail around a 13hectare wetland that lies within its boundary and is part of ramgarh taalthe entrance of the zoo would be designed like gorakhnath temple and buildings as pagodas