VADODARA: Traffic suddenly came to a halt near
Kala Ghoda
circle on Monday morning as many passers-by gathered on the bridge over
Vishwamitri River
. They watched curiously as a huge crocodile was being pulled out of the waters by the firemen. The 12-feet-long reptile was dead but the firemen were finding it tough to fish it out as it was very heavy.
This is the second
crocodile found dead
in Vishwamitri River in the last three days. On Saturday, a 12-feet-long crocodile was also found dead in the stretch below Akota-Dandia Bazaar bridge. “Their post-mortem report revealed that both the crocodiles were old and died of natural causes,” said Nidhi
Dave
, range forest officer (RFO), Vadodara.
Dave added that the reptile that was found dead on Monday was between 12 to 15 years of age and weighed about 300 kilograms. “It is possible that the reptiles may have died due to territorial fight too. We haven’t found any visible injury marks yet. An inquiry, though, has been initiated,” Dave told TOI.
The river that passes through the heart of the city is home to about 275 crocodiles, many of which are found in the densely populated
Sayajigunj
and Fatehgunj stretch.
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