Two rhinos arrived at the Shaheed Ashfa Qullah Khan Zoo from Assam on Wednesday, officials said.

They said the two rhinos — Har and Gauri — will be a Holi gift from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to the zoo visitors.

The Gorakhpur zoo will celebrate its first anniversary on March 27.

The rhinos were brought in separate trucks. Their caretakers also accompanied them from Guwahati.

Zoo director H Raja Mohan said the visitors will be able to see the rhinos after the completion of the quarantine period and the chief minister is likely to be present at the programme. 

A seven-member Gorakhpur zoo team, including wild life specialist Yogesh Singh, had gone to Assam on Friday to bring the rhinos.

Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Prani Udyan or Gorakhpur Zoological Garden commonly known as Gorakhpur Zoo is a Zoological Garden in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is named after famous Indian freedom fighter, Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan. With an area of 121.342 acres it will be the second biggest zoo in Uttar Pradesh after Kanpur Zoological Park. It was opened for public on 27 March 2021.

153 animals available in the Zoo till date.

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