'Aquatic Gallery' in Gujarat touted as India's largest public aquarium: In Pics

Ahead of the inauguration, the Prime Minister took to Twitter and shared some mesmerising photos of Gujarat Science City, Aquatic Gallery, and other attractions. 

In one of his tweets, the Prime Minister urged parents to take their children to the newly-inaugurated Aaquatic Gallery. 

The Aquatic Gallery is built at an estimated cost of Rs 264 crore.

The gallery is sprawled over an area of over 15,000 square metre.

The Aquatic Gallery, built at a cost of Rs 260 crore in the Science City, is India's largest aquarium having 68 large tanks to display marine life from across the world, including reef sharks, alligator gar, Koi and black pacu fish among others.

In all, the aquarium has around 11,600 fishes and marine animals of 188 different species.

One of the attractive features of this gallery is underwater walkway tunnel. The 28-meter-long tunnel has been built to watch marine species. 

The tunnel will have grey reef sharks, bonnethead sharks and zebra sharks.

A glimpse of Aquatic Gallery in Gujarat which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Marinescape is expected to provide exhibit and technical support, and the Shapoorji Pallonji-Marinescape JV will be maintaining the gallery for a period of five years at least.

The Aquatic Gallery is 'expected to be the largest public aquarium in India,' according to an official statement from the Science City.

The other attractions are Global robotic gallery built at Rs 127 crore and a Nature Park built at Rs 14 crore.