Prasagraj: The commotion was witnessed in Magh Mela and the area side by side with the boundaries of the DaraGanj police station on Thursday after a group of workers involved in the Mela Magh construction project saw a two-foot Baby Gharial near the Pontoon Bridge area on the edge.
Gangga River.
After being told, the Department of Forest team rushed to the place and saved the reptile.
The team took him to their office located near Minto Park.
The Forestry Department officials said that the Ganges River was a natural habitat of Gharia.
The Head of the Head of Forest Officer (CFO) Ramesh Chandra told the Toi that the Department of Forest Team had saved Gharia’s baby who was about two feet long, near the Triveni Marg Pontoon Bridge on the edge of Ganges.
“Unfortunately, it dies after some time of rescue.
The autopsy will be carried out on Friday to find out the exact reason for his death,” he added.
The CFO is increasingly added that River Ganga is a natural habitat of gharial and dolphins and they sometimes approach human residents.
The incident surprised workers and visitors at all when busy preparation was underway to complete the work of Mela Magh on time.
Previously, there were three to four incidents when crocodiles or gharial were seen in the villages under Karchana and Tehsils tables.
The forestry department team saved them and released it to Ganga.
Forest officials say that the gharial takes fish and is sometimes trapped in a fishing net during fishing in deep waters.
Officials also claim that reptiles generally avoid populated areas.