Guwahati’s Panbazar area ‘ideal site’ for bat park: Study

Guwahati: Have you ever thought that the Panbazar area in the city, which is one of the busiest areas, is a roosting site for Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus Brunn., 1782), the largest fruit bat species in Assam.

For the past 15 years, the Panbazar roosting site has been permanently dwelling in the Panbazar area of Guwahati. As of November 20, 2022, population of the site has gone up to 1,527 from the previous 1,063, which was recorded on January 3, 2017. 

A study conducted by Azad Ali, Associate Professor and Former Head of Biodiversity and Ecological Research Centre (BERC), Department of Zoology, B. N. College, Dhubri  on the “Conservation Status and Ecotourism Potentiality of Indian Flying Fox Colony at Panbazar Roosting Site of Guwahati” says the huge colony of Indian flying foxes of Guwahati at Panbazar area could be a good ecotourism spot since it is easily accessible and most importantly it is permanent in nature.