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Vadodara residents remain indoors as crocodiles creep around

by TLAteam July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
written by TLAteam July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Vadodara residents remain indoors as crocodiles creep around

The provision store is a barely two-minute walk away for residents of Casa Residency in Vadsar. But when it rains heavily, they need a boat to reach the shop. If a person walks through the flooded road, chances are high that he/she may be dragged away or bitten by a crocodile.

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The residential area is located near the Vishwamitri River, which is home to crocodiles, and one of its tributaries flows next to the buildings, which contain hundreds of houses. Water gushed on the colony’s 300-metre-long approach road on Tuesday night, obstructing residents’ entry and exit.

In the last three weeks, when the city received significant rainfall, nearly 15 crocodiles have been rescued from different areas.

“The civic body started making announcements asking all the residents to shift to some safer location. Once the building premises are flooded, we can’t step out as crocodiles swim right up to the gates. We have to call in rescue boats that ferry us out of our apartment,” said Arvind Khopkar, one of the residents.

Many people purchased homes in the residential schemes that came up on the river bank to get a nice view, but during monsoon, they are locked up inside.

“In 2019 floods, crocodiles swam right to our doorstep as our colony was submerged in three feet of water. It was very scary. We couldn’t dare to step out of our flat on the ground floor even for buying provisions,” recalled Himanshu Ganatra, a marketing professional. The nine-year-old residential colony has seven towers and each building has 32 flats.

Residents of another high-rise scheme right on the river bank in Sayajigunj too have been living in fear of crocs. “When the river water crosses 18 foot level, chances are very high that crocodiles swim on the road in our area,” said Alka Karandikar, resident of Darshanam Flats.

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