24 crocodiles reached residential areas.
Vadodara: Heavy rains occurred in Vadodara city of Gujarat between August 27 and August 29. Due to this heavy rain, the water level of Vishwamitri river increased. Due to the increase in the water level of the river, a total of 24 crocodiles reached residential areas along with the flood water. People were shocked when crocodiles reached the residential areas. However, forest department personnel rescued these crocodiles and took them out of the area. A forest department official said on Sunday that all these crocodiles have been rescued.
75 animals were rescued
According to Vadodara Range Forest Officer Karan Singh Rajput, there are about 440 crocodiles living in the Vishwamitri river, many of which get washed away into residential areas during floods caused by the release of water from the Ajwa dam. “During these three days, we rescued 24 crocodiles as well as 75 other animals, including snakes, cobras, five large turtles weighing around 40 kg and a porcupine. There are many residential areas near the Vishwamitri river,” Rajput said.
14 foot long crocodile recovered
He said, “The smallest crocodile we rescued is two feet long, while the largest crocodile is 14 feet long. It was caught from Kamnath Nagar on the river bank on Thursday. Local residents informed us about it. Apart from these, two other crocodiles of 11 feet length were rescued from an open area near EME Circle and the Biology Department of MS (Manonmaniam Sundaranar) University on Thursday.”
do not harm any human being
Karan Singh Rajput said that no case of human-crocodile conflict was reported during these three days of very heavy rain. He said, “Crocodile usually does not attack humans. They survive by eating fish and animal remains in the river. They can also kill and eat dogs, pigs and other small animals. The video of one such incident went viral recently.” Rajput said that since the water level of Vishwamitri river has decreased considerably now, the rescued crocodile and other animals will be released in it soon. (Input – Agency)
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