Watch: About 11-ft long crocodile rescued from construction site in Vadodara

Video Credit: HT Digital Content
Published on February 28, 2021 - Duration: 01:33s

Watch: About 11-ft long crocodile rescued from construction site in Vadodara

A crocodile was rescued from a constriction site in Gujarat’s Vadodara.

The 11-feet-long reptile was found in a ditch in Kelanpur area on Saturday.

After rescuing, the crocodile was handed over to the forest department.

“We initially tried to rescue it manually but later we took the help of a JCB machine.

We rescued the crocodile and have handed it over to the forest department.

The crocodile was about 10-11 feet long and its weight was around 150 kgs,” Arvind Pawar, President, Wildlife Rescue Trust said.

The reptile was later released into the river following medical examination.


You are here


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions


Gujarat

State in western India
Arjun Modhwadia transitioned from Congress to BJP in Gujarat. He recommended airport land but the project was sidelined. PM Modi intervened to ensure airport..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 day ago

Bhavnagar is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat. The seat has been a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for many years.
Credit: DNA - Published 2 days ago

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

The parliamentary polls in Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha constituencies are scheduled to be conducted in a single phase on May 7 (third phase).
Credit: DNA - Published 3 days ago

Related videos from verified sources

Huge crocodile removed from building site in western India 02:35
Video credit: Newsflare STUDIO - Published on February 28, 2021 

Crocodile rescued from construction site in Vadodara 02:32
Video credit: ANI - Published on February 28, 2021 

You might like