World · South & Central Asia · 2 hrs ago
Bannerghatta park names hippo block and baby hippo after trainee vet
Karnataka Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed that a hippo block and baby hippo be named Sameeksha at Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru.
The names honour trainee veterinary doctor Sameeksha Reddy, who died in Shivamogga while caring for a hippopotamus a few months ago.
The park also opened a viewing tower at its Suvarna Elephant Care Centre, which focuses on elephant health and welfare.
New facilities aim to improve animal care and visitor services, including an animal quarantine centre that has begun operating.
The park has also introduced electric vehicles to help visitors get around.
A new office, live-feed preparation facility, cafe and shop have also opened.
Bannerghatta Biological Park named its Hippopotamus Block and a baby hippopotamus “Sameeksha” in memory of trainee veterinary doctor Sameeksha Reddy.
Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed the naming during a visit to the park on Monday.
Sameeksha Reddy died in Shivamogga while attending to a hippopotamus a few months earlier.
The park also inaugurated new facilities and launched electric vehicles for visitors.
- Who
- The Bannerghatta Biological Park named the facilities after Sameeksha Reddy. Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed the naming.
- What
- The park’s Hippopotamus Block and a baby hippopotamus were named “Sameeksha.
- When
- Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Bannerghatta Biological Park, Karnataka.
- Why
- The naming was a tribute to Sameeksha Reddy, a trainee veterinary doctor who died while attending to a hippopotamus.
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Trainee veterinary doctor Sameeksha Reddy died in Shivamogga while attending to a hippopotamus.
Ramalinga Reddy visited the park and directed that its Hippopotamus Block and a baby hippopotamus be named “Sameeksha.
- Park
- Bannerghatta Biological Park
- Names
- Hippopotamus Block and baby hippopotamus named “Sameeksha
- Minister
- Ramalinga Reddy
- Tribute
- Sameeksha Reddy was a trainee veterinary doctor
- Other launch
- Electric vehicles for visitors
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