Here's a glimpse of Reliance Foundation's animal rescue and rehabilitation programme 'Vantara'

The Greens Zoological, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is one of the most advanced facilities in the world for rescue and welfare of animals, said Anant Ambani. 'Vantara' includes best-in-class animal conservation and care practices including healthcare, hospitals, research and academic centres. It focuses on integrating advanced research and collaboration with reputed international universities and organisations (Image: Reliance Foundation)

The entire Vantara programme is spread across 3,000 acres within the Green Belt of Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat, with over 2000+ animals across 43 species under its care. Under the programme, more than 200 elephants, and thousands of other animals, reptiles, and birds have so far been rescued from unsafe situations. (Image: Reliance Foundation)

Vantara has an elephant centre that has scientifically designed day and night enclosures, hydrotherapy pools, water bodies, and a large elephant jacuzzi for treating arthritis in elephants. It also has an elephant hospital equipped with portable x-ray machines, laser machines for diverse treatments, a fully equipped pharmacy, a pathology for all diagnostic tests, an imported elephant restraining device for diagnosis, hydraulic pulleys and cranes, a hydraulic surgical table, and a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. It has a special kitchen dedicated to preparing a curated diet for each elephant keeping in mind their most necessary physical needs including their oral health. The Centre also applies Ayurveda techniques to care for the elephants. (Image: Reliance Foundation)

The initiative has huge plans to take the wellness initiatives beyond Jamnagar, says Anant Ambani. Vantara aims to partner with the Zoo Authority of India and other relevant government organisations in improving all the 150-plus zoos in India in terms of training, capacity building and animal care infrastructure. It has rescued over 1000 crocodiles from a severely overcrowded and congested facility in Tamil Nadu. It has also rescued animals from hunting lodges in Africa, animals under threat of euthanasia in Slovakia, and severely distressed animals from facilities in Mexico. (Image: Reliance Foundation)

The rescue and rehabilitation centre has a 1 Lakh square foot hospital & medical research centre equipped with advanced technology and an ICU, MRI, CT scan, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, dental scalar, lithotripsy, dialysis, OR1 technology that enables live videoconferences for surgeries and blood plasma separator. (Image: Reliance Foundation)

Vantara also plans to collaborate with educational institutions for knowledge and resource exchange and to increase awareness among people about animal rescue and setting new standards in compassion and care of animals. (Image: Reliance Foundation)