At least 22 crocodiles were rescued from residential areas in Vadodara city and district in the last one week, a Gujarat forest department official said on Thursday.
These reptiles had ventured into residential areas and after water levels in the Vishwamitri river and its tributary Dhadhar, their homes, rose due to heavy rains and floodwaters entered the city and parts of the district last week.
The Vishwamitri flows through the middle of the city and joins the Dhadhar river which passes through Vadodara district.
After the floodwaters receded, the forest department rescued the crocodiles and released them in the rivers.
"Fifteen crocodiles were rescued from several localities of the city on Wednesday and Thursday last," said Nidhi Dave, range forest officer, Vadodara.
Seven more crocodiles were rescued from the city as well as Wahgodiya and Padra towns and Itola village in Vadodara district in the last five days after water level there receded, she said.
One of them was rescued on Thursday from an artificial pond in Navlakhi Compound located in the middle of the city, Dave said.
Two more crocodiles have been spotted in the pond, she said, adding, "We are trying to rescue them too."
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