BMC issues notice to private zoo after baby crocodile found in swimming pool
In its notice to the management, the civic body demanded the removal of the unauthorised structures within a period of next 15 days.
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In the past six months, the staff has spotted and rescued four animals — snakes, python and now a hatchling (baby crocodile) — from the pool.(Express photo) Amid ongoing investigations at Dadar’s privately-run Marine aqua zoo after a baby crocodile was rescued from the adjacent civic-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a notice to the private zoo for carrying out unauthorised development of temporary structures within their premises.
In its notice to the management, the civic body demanded the removal of the unauthorised structures within a period of next 15 days.
The notice procured by The Indian Express showed the civic body had discovered a variety of unauthorised structures ranging from tarpaulin shed, patra shed as well as brick masonry roofing amongst other things, built within the zoo,situated near Shivaji Park.
The notice comes on the heels of an FIR filed by Mumbai’s Range Forest Office against an unknown person under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Animal Act (1972) including dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence, after carrying out enquiries at the private zoo.
Marine Aqua Zoo has faced the brunt of police as well as forest department investigations after the civic body lodged a complaint against the private zoo.
This is the fourth time that an animal has been rescued from the Dadar pool fuelling BMC suspicions that the proximity of the privately owned zoo, where exotic reptiles and fish have been kept in standard cages, has led to the appearance of the animals in the pool. In the past six months, the staff has spotted and rescued four animals — snakes, python and now a hatchling (baby crocodile) — from the pool.
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