Chennai Rains: Crocodile Spotted Crossing The Road In Perungalathur [Watch Viral Video]
As heavy rains batter Chennai and nearby districts, a crocodile was spotted crossing the road Perungalathur.
A user shared the clip on a social media site which has now gone viral. "Finally natural inhabitant came out of his house and saying this is my Area, you occupied..." a user said on Twitter.
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Another user said, "Bro crocodile okey!! Indha mazhela kooda yevan bro swiggy la order panni saapdran ! Avana pudich indha crocodile ta kudunga." "May be came out Vandalur zoo which is near by," the third user added.
The fourth user added, "remembering a movie where it rains nearly for 2 days and a bunch of crocodiles underneath."
Responding to the viral clip, Supriya Sahu IAS, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Govt of Tamil Nadu, said, "Many are tweeting about this video. There are a few mugger crocodiles in several of the water bodies in Chennai. These are shy elusive animals and avoid human contact. This one has come out as the water has overflown due to massive rains under the impact of #CycloneMichuang please do not go close to water bodies. There is no possibility of harm to humans IF these animals are left alone & UNPROVOKED. No need to panic. Wildlife division has been alerted and they are on the job to avoid any untoward incident #cyclonemichaung #Cyclone #Michaung #ChennaiRains."
As per a 2017 report in The Times Of India, residents had informed wildlife activist Nishanth Ravi that there are a minimum of three reptiles in the lake. According to them, one of these reptiles was seen basking on a rock in the lake every day.
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