India's largest tunnel aquarium 'Aqua Marine Park' to come up in Hyderabad

India's largest tunnel aquarium 'Aqua Marine Park' to come up in Hyderabad

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Category : National Published on: May 16 2023

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  • 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.
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