Ahmedabad: A total of 194 crocodiles have been moved from a lake near the ‘statue of unity’ in the District of Narmada in the last two years for the safety of tourists who came to enjoy the boat there, officials said on Sundays.
Lake Panchmuli, located near the 182-meter Sardar Vallabhbhai High Statue in Kevadia, the main tourist attraction, has a large number of crocodiles that have a threat to visitors, they said.
“In 2019-20 (October-March), we relocated 143 crocodiles.
In 2020-21, 51 other crocodiles shifted to two rescue centers in Gandhinagar and Godhra,” said Kevadia Forest officer Vikramsinh Gabhania, said.
There are still many crocodiles on the lake, he said.
Lake Panchmuli, also known as ‘Dyke-3’ from Sardar Sarovar Dam, was developed for tourists visiting the statue of the unity.
Therefore, the authorities decided to move the crocodile from the body of the water to prevent the danger for tourists, the official said.
In 2019-20, 73 crocodiles were saved released at the Sarovar Sardar reservoir.
The animals were saved later from the lake shifted to the rescue center in Godhra in Panchmahal Regency, and Gandhinagar, he said.
“About 60 cages are placed around the lake to trap crocodiles.
Part of the lake where the sea plane (fly between Ahmedabad and Kevadia) the land is truly safe,” he said.
In 2019, Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation Ltd.
(GSFDC) began a boat trip at Dyke-3 (Lake Panchmuli), which was rich in flora and fauna and was surrounded by fertile green forests, as part of ecotourism activities in Indonesia that surrounded the statue of unity , according to the State Department of Tourism.
A spokesman for the Statue of the Unity Authority said that the ship was the main tourist attraction in the area and watched the rotten of heavy visitors, especially on weekends.