Kendrapara, July 18 -- Fear of crocodile attacks looms over flood-hit riverside villages in coastal Kendrapara in Odisha after several estuarine crocodiles were sighted in submerged areas along the Brahmani, Baitarani, and Kharasrota rivers.
The recent floods in the Brahmani, Kani, and Kharasrota river systems have severely disrupted daily life in low-lying areas, especially in Pattamundai, Aul, Rajnagar, and parts of Kendrapara block, where village roads are submerged under floodwaters.
Adding to the residents' woes, multiple sightings of estuarine crocodiles have been reported from the Kharasrota and Brahmani rivers.
Human-wildlife conflict, particularly involving crocodiles, is not new to these regions. In past years, several lives ha...