A 10-foot crocodile was rescued from Ganpatpura village in Vadodara.

A 10-foot crocodile was spotted in Ganpatpura village of Vadodara district and the control room of the forest department was informed by a local Vishnubhai Barber. Upon receiving the information, a team of the forest department immediately reached the spot and carried out the rescue work of rescuing the crocodile safely. Rescue of 10 feet long crocodile, seized by the forest department A team including Jignesh Parmar and Dorelal Faujdar of the forest department and volunteers Karan Parmar and Mehul Patel of the NGO GSPCA made joint efforts and successfully rescued the 10-foot-long crocodile. After the rescue, the crocodile was safely brought into the custody of the forest department. Amid the panic created among the locals due to the crocodile, the people felt relieved by the timely action of the team. More than 400 crocodiles in Vishwamitri river It is worth mentioning that in the year 1960, there were 50 crocodiles in the Vishwamitri river. However, today there are more than 400 crocodiles in the Vishwamitri river. Apart from the Vishwamitri river in Vadodara district, there are more than 1,000 crocodiles in Dev, Dhadhar, Narmada river and various lakes. The crocodile is a protected animal of Schedule-1. A river or a lake is its natural habitat. When a crocodile enters the water, it puts glens on its eyes. So its visibility decreases by 60 to 70 percent. The crocodile decides its prey on the basis of the waves rising in the water. When someone washes clothes or utensils in a river, the crocodile feels that one of its prey has come to the banks to drink water. In this situation, the crocodile attacks him. If a person dies in a crocodile attack, he is paid a compensation of Rs 4 lakh by the government.