Nandankanan Zoological Park is a premier large zoo of India.  

• Unlike other zoos in the country, Nandankanan is built right inside the forest and set in a completely natural environment.  
• The animals are housed in enclosures with greenery with a feel of real forest and live with no fear or apprehension of becoming the hunter’s prey. 

• Nandankanan is 15 kms from Odisha’s capital, Bhubaneswar.  
• The Bhubaneswar railway station is at a distance of 18 kms and the Biju Patnaik International Airport is at a distance of 20 kms. 

Source: The Hindu