The NHRC has sought an Action Taken Report from the authorities of Odisha Government on reports on salt-water crocodiles going on rampage killing and injuring humans in coastal pockets of the State.
The NHRC, acting on a petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy, issued an order in this regard.
The action taken report is to be submitted based on the recommendations of the court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) on the allocation of oxygen to the states and UTs amid Covid, within two weeks.
