Consistent rainfall in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra has been giving some sleepless nights to the forest authorities in the region. The forest department, in the last one month, has rescued a total of nine full-grown Indian Marsh Crocodiles from the residential areas of Chiplun city alone. The crocodiles seem to have washed into the cities due to flooding of rivers.

Chiplun and Mahad cities of Raigad district have received heavy rainfall in the last few weeks resulting in the flooding of Savitri, Kal and Gandhari rivers along with small streams and nullahs.