This is a list of public aquariums in India. Aquariums are facilities where aquatic animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include public aquariums, oceanariums, marine mammal parks, and dolphinariums
List
edit| Name | City | State | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagh-e-Bahu Aquarium | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | This 222 m long aquarium is within the Bahu Fort complex and is India's second largest underground aquarium-cum-awareness centre. | [1][2] |
| Bangalore Aquarium | Bangalore | Karnataka | ||
| Calcutta Aquarium | Kolkata | West Bengal | ||
| Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) Aquarium | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | [3] | |
| Dr. A. M. Michael Aquarium, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies | Panangad, Kochi | Kerala | ||
| District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Aquarium | Kozhikode | Kerala | [4] | |
| Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium | Surat | Gujarat | [5] | |
| Jawahar Aquarium | Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | [6] | |
| Kankaria Aquarium | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | ||
| Kollam Aquarium | Kollam | Kerala | ||
| Lal Bagh aquarium | Bangalore | Karnataka | ||
| Machhli Ghar | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | [7] | |
| MARC Aquarium | Digha | West Bengal | ||
| Marine Biological Research Station | Ratnagiri | Maharashtra | [8] | |
| Marine Life Aquarium | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Matsyadarsini Aquarium | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | [9] | |
| Nandankanan Zoo Aquarium | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | [10] | |
| Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan | Patna | Bihar | ||
| Star aquarium | Karunagappalli | Kerala | [11] | |
| Taraporewala Aquarium | Mumbai | Maharashtra | ||
| Travancore Royal Aquarium | Trivandrum | Kerala | ||
| ICAR-NBFGR Ganga Aquarium | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Varkala Aquarium | Trivandrum | Kerala | The four-storey aquarium is situated on the beach along the Prawn Hatchery at Thiruvambady(Odayam - Varkala). The Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Kerala (ADAK) was responsible for the 3500 sq ft aquarium showcasing wonders of the water world. | [12] |
| VGP Marine Kingdom | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | [13] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Bagh-e-Bahu". Trikuta News Express. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Kaul, Sunaina (20 March 2009). "Underground aquarium to have another phase". Tribune India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "CIFA to open a brand new scientific aquarium". Orissa Diary. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "DTPC aquarium turns crowd-puller in Kozhikode". The Times of India. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Bhatt, Himanshu (2 March 2014). "Aquarium entry fee reduced for visitors for the first few months". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Prachi Raturi Misra (17 July 2015). "Again, 'Allah' and 'Mohammad' on aquarium fish". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Santoshi, Neeraj (27 June 2015). "Bhopal aquarium project based on PPP model not viable: survey". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Aquarium and Museum
- ^ "Govt opens state-of-the-art ornamental fish store". The Times of India. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan". Odisha.in. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "Varkala aquarium thrown open to visitors".
- ^ "VGP Marine Kingdom · SH 49, Injambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600115, India".
References
edit- "Zoos Worldwide: Aquariums, Animal Sanctuaries, and Wildlife Parks". zoos-worldwide.de. Zoos Worldwide. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.