when toi contacted noted herpetologist neelimkumar khaire who founded the snake park at katraj zoo he said that the zoo authorities would comply with the pmc decision its bad news for those who enjoyed boating on the lake too after we heard that there was a crocodile in the lake we have been afraid to go there the other lake is still under construction though katraj lake is some distance from their homes there are a few new buildings coming up right near the lake i think the authorities should do a rethink and the crocodile should be rescued he added assistant conservator of forest b n kadam told toi that he still had to discuss the matter with the pmc and would respond only once he had all the details as for zoo visitors they can go boating at the lake at ambegaon and the other lake at katraj if the only decent place to go boating shuts down where are people supposed to go and have fun said media professional sakshi mathur please ask the authorities to rescue the crocodile she said the fishermen will face problems for many locals katraj zoo is the only place we can visit on off days especially on sundays pune with the pune municipal corporation pmc deciding that the crocodile in katraj lake could stay there inhabitants of the area are a bit concerned about the new resident in their neighbourhood the people of pune should first be given a choice when toi spoke with some of them they expressed apprehension about the pmcs decision laadakibai a worker at a construction site is petrified it is not right to keep the crocodile in the lake he said it might even attack our children who play near the lakethe there are some eight to 10 different kinds of fish a few tortoise and ducks in the lake local corporator vasant more said he was appalled at the corporations decision crocodile was first spotted in the lake on november 15 crocodiles are dangerous and we go to the lake to fish he added that the decision was in the best interest of the animals and birds i will write a letter to the commissioner requesting him to reconsider he said new homethe crocodile can now live peacefully in the 25 acre lake which is about 30 ft deep this is not the right thing to do somnath raikar a gardener in one such building is scared at the very idea of a crocodile in the vicinity the fear factor is playing on the minds of visitors said ambika jadhav a homemaker from katraj boating facilities used to disturbed the birds but now migratory birds will come in huge numbers because of this decision the fishermen and the maharashtra tourism development corporation mtdc will suffer losses also there are a lot of people who like to sit by the lake but will be too scared to do so now last sunday we did go to