Summary:
A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare.
The CCTV camera footage accessed from site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate (see pic).
Officials at KRS are on high alert.
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A leopard has been found roaming on the premises of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk on Wednesday, creating a scare.
The CCTV camera footage accessed from the site shows the big cat wandering near the South Gate (see pic).
Officials at KRS are on high alert.
This is for the first time that a leopard has been seen near the Dam site.
Locals say that the leopard was wandering in nearby areas since the last two weeks but had been caught on camera while moving near the South Gate.
“Leopards have never been sighted near the Dam site.
The feline might have come from nearby lush green fields in villages adjacent to the Dam or from the hillocks which are its natural habitat.
Forest Department Officers have placed three cages, near South, North and East Gates to capture it,” Vasudev, Assistant Executive Engineer, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited (CNNL), told Star of Mysore.
Meanwhile, CNNL officials, Police, Horticulture and Forest Department Officers held a meeting to work out a strategy to nab the intruder.