Aqua Marine Park (Tunnel Aquarium) in Hyderabad will be India’s biggest such project, which will be built with Rs 300 crore.
With a built-up area of over 2,50,000 sq ft, this tunnel aquarium will come up in Kothavalaguda Eco Park spread over 4.27 acres.
The curved tunnel will be at least 100 meters long with a 3.5 meter walkway and 180 degree view.
This aqua marine park will have tunnels with a variety of aquamarine species including fish, reptiles etc.It will also have a restaurant with a view of the exhibition/panel display, dome theatre, 7-D theatre, virtual aquarium, touch tank, etc. The theater will have a seating capacity of 25 people.
India’s largest tunnel aquarium will have a minimum capacity to accommodate about 2,500 individuals and the water volume will not be less than 3 million liters for the total aquarium and not less than 2 million liters for the tunnel tank alone.
It will have more than 300 species including freshwater, brackish water and marine/brackish water species, with a total of more than 10,000 animals including fishes, reptiles and other marine and land-based fauna, including ornamental fish, domestic and imported species are included.