With the rivers and nullahs in the plains brimming with rain water following consistent rainfall in the mountainous regions, incidents of crocodiles ending up in human habitations have also seen a rise. After one such incident in Nanakmatta on Thursday, a crocodile was reported to have entered a home in a village in Kichha Tehsil on Friday. According to sources, a crocodile ended up in a home at Siroli Kalan village. The alarmed residents contacted the forest department about the reptile entering the home. Meanwhile, a crowd of villagers gathered to get a glimpse of the crocodile. The forest department team which reached the village struggled for some time before succeeding in rescuing the crocodile and releasing it at Dora dam.
Forester Kunal Bisht informed that with various rivers in the district in spate following heavy rains in the mountains, there have been incidents of the crocodiles being carried by the overflow into rural areas. The crocodile rescued from the village on Friday was a four feet long sub-adult.