The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan in Byculla, also known as the Byculla Zoo or Ranibaug, will remain open to the public on October 2 on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Monday.

The civic body also informed that the Byculla zoo will be closed to the public on Thursday, October 3, 2024, instead.