Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Crocodile Sighting in Krishna River Causes Panic in Andhra Pradesh
A crocodile was spotted sitting on a sand dune in the Krishna River in India.
People who saw it warned the fishermen nearby.
The fishermen told the fisheries department, and soon forest officials were asked to catch the crocodile.
Officials think the crocodile may have come from the Godavari River through the Pattiseema pumps, which move water from one river to the other.
The pumps have openings with mesh screens, but the crocodile may have slipped through a gap.
Experts from a zoo are coming to help capture it safely.
Until then, everyone is being told to stay away from the water and be careful.
The mixed river water has turned reddish brown, and many people are coming to watch it.
The water is also said to help farmers grow more crops in the Krishna delta.
A crocodile sighted on a sand dune in the Krishna riverbed upstream of Prakasam Barrage near Tallayapalem caused panic and prompted authorities to alert fishermen and the public.
The alert was passed from locals to fishermen, fisheries department officials, water authorities, and the NTR district collector, who asked forest officials to capture the crocodile.
Experts from a zoo in Visakhapatnam or Tirupati are being brought in, and capture efforts may begin on Wednesday.
Authorities suspect the crocodile entered the Krishna basin through pumps of the Pattiseema lift irrigation project, which diverts Godavari water, possibly via a gap in a pump's iron mesh.
Nearly 20 tmc of Godavari water has reached the Krishna basin this season since pumping began on July 8, and the muddy water has turned the river reddish brown, attracting visitors to the barrage.
- Who
- Forest officials and experts from zoos in Visakhapatnam or Tirupati, with Krishna conservator R. Ravi Kiran issuing a public alert.
- What
- A crocodile sighting on a sand dune in the Krishna riverbed caused panic, prompting authorities to plan its capture.
- When
- Recently, with capture efforts expected to begin on Wednesday; Godavari water pumping began on July 8.
- Where
- Krishna riverbed upstream of Prakasam Barrage near Tallayapalem, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Officials suspect the crocodile entered the Krishna basin from the Godavari River through pumps of the Pattiseema lift irrigation project, and alerted the public for safety.
- Incident
- Crocodile sighting on a sand dune in the Krishna riverbed
- Location
- Upstream of Prakasam Barrage, near Tallayapalem, Vijayawada
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Suspected origin
- Godavari River via Pattiseema lift irrigation project
- Pattiseema pumps
- 24 pumps, each 3.2 metres in diameter
- Water pumped this season
- Nearly 20 tmc since July 8
- Total water pumped since commissioning
- 462 tmc
- Planned action
- Capture by forest officials with experts from Visakhapatnam or Tirupati zoos