Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Telangana Signs MoU with Vantara Amid Congress Silence
The Telangana government recently signed an agreement with Vantara, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center run by the Reliance Foundation, to build a wildlife conservatory and offer night safaris in a new township near Hyderabad.
This happened six months after the Congress party criticized a similar proposed deal between Vantara and the Delhi Zoo.
The Congress now supports the Telangana deal, stating that Vantara is a major player in conservation.
The BJP has accused the Congress of having double standards, pointing out that the Congress opposes such deals in BJP-ruled states but supports them in Congress-ruled states.
The Telangana government aims to create tourism assets that focus on conservation and attract investments.
Telangana government signed an MoU with Vantara to set up a wildlife conservatory and night safaris.
The deal was signed on December 8, 2023, during the Rising Global Summit in Telangana.
Congress previously criticized a similar deal between Vantara and the Delhi Zoo in June 2023.
Telangana Congress leaders support the current deal, stating Vantara is a major player in conservation.
BJP accuses Congress of double standards, supporting investments in Congress-ruled states but opposing them in BJP-ruled states.
- Who
- Telangana Government, Vantara, Reliance Foundation, Congress, BJP
- What
- Signing of MoU for wildlife conservatory and night safaris
- When
- December 8, 2023
- Where
- Bharat Future City, Hyderabad
- Why
- To create tourism assets prioritizing conservation and attract investments
- Organizations Involved
- Vantara, Telangana Government, Reliance Foundation
- Location
- Bharat Future City, Hyderabad
- Project Type
- Wildlife conservatory and night safaris
- Date of MoU
- December 8, 2023
- Congress Stance
- No contradiction in stance, supports investment
- BJP Criticism
- Accuses Congress of double standards
- Other Investments
- Reliance Group to set up FMCG facility
- Previous Congress Criticism
- Opposed Vantara-Delhi Zoo deal in June 2023
