What is Vantara?
Vantara, which opened on February 26, 2024, features state-of-the-art accommodations for a range of animals, including tigers, leopards, lions, and crocodiles, as well as unique amenities for elephants. Apart from the well designed animal cages, the site has multiple water features, a large elephant jacuzzi for arthritis treatment, and hydrotherapy pools.
Anant Ambani provided additional details, stating that Vantara wants to work with the Zoo Authority of India and other pertinent government agencies to improve the infrastructure for animal care, training, and capacity building at all 150+ zoos in India.
The younger son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani, recently unveiled his ambitious wildlife preservation project, which has the potential to grow into the greatest zoo and rehabilitation facility in the world. 'Vantara,' which translates to 'Star Of The Forest,' this massive project spans 3,000 acres inside Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex, which is well known as the Gujarat Green Belt.
Facility for Animal at Vantara
His vast 3,000-acre wildlife conservation initiative aims to save and rehabilitate animals all around the world. Advanced facilities like MRIs, X-rays, ICUs, CT scans, dental scalers, endoscopies, lithotripsy, dialysis, ultrasounds, and video conferencing for surgeries are available at the 1 lakh square foot hospital and medical research center. Additionally, there is the upscale Elephant Hospital, which offers specialized medical care along with lasers, pathology labs, and hyperbaric oxygen chambers.
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Anant Ambani added, "We have made a veterinary hospital with state-of-the-art technology," to provide further details on this facility. The hospital contains six surgical centers, endoscopic robotic surgery equipment, and MRI and CT scan scanners. Additionally, we provide prosthesis for the animals at this institution. The public will soon be able to visit the zoological park."
Activity at Vantara
Over 2,000 animals from 43 different species have reportedly been rescued and housed from abusive situations by Vantara's rescue and rehabilitation center. There are 2,100 committed employees that never stop giving animals in need a somewhere to stay.
"We have saved over 200 elephants and brought them here from all over the country," he continued. Here, we do "sewa" on elephants. This is a "sewalaya," not a zoological park. Elephants now call the 600-acre area that has been constructed their natural habitat.
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