The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation. The zoo is divided into three parts: an animal orphanage, a snake park, and a zoo, and includes the Katraj Lake. History In 1953 the Pune Municipal Corporation created Peshwe Park on about where Madhavrao Peshwe had established a private menagerie in 1770. Located in the heart of the city at the …