300 crocodiles being removed from statue of unity for seaplan service

Forest officials have started transferring nearly 300 crocodiles to allow a seaplane service to visitors in the statue of unity, the tallest statue in the world, 182 meters (597 feet).

statue of unity

The reptile is bigger than three meters, the crocodile is being stopped by lure in metal cages and has been shifted somewhere else in Gujarat through pick-up trucks.



A source told AFP on Friday that nearly a dozen reservoirs were removed from the number three, which were identified as a potential site for seaplane jetty.



Local forestry officer Anuradha Sahu said that the tourists' influx has increased due to "security reasons" from the state government.



Statue of freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project - more than double the size of the Statue of Liberty. It was completed in October last year at a cost of $ 400 million.



Bittu Sehgal, Editor of Wildlife magazine Sanctuary Asia, tweeted criticizing the move of endangered crocodiles: "Have we lost our brains collectively?"



State Wildlife Board member Priyavrat Gadhvi said that any kind of transfer should first be done before scientific analysis.



This idol is located in a remote area in Narmada district, whose nearest town Vadodara is about 100 kilometers away and the capital of Ahmedabad, Gujarat is more than 200 km away.