, ▁is ▁ 1 ▁kilomet re ▁before ▁the ▁Am ar av ath y ▁dam ▁site . ▁Many ▁adult ▁cro cod iles ▁have ▁been ▁re int rodu ced ▁from ▁here ▁into ▁the ▁wild . ▁E gg s ▁are ▁collected ▁from ▁wild ▁n ests ▁along ▁the ▁per imeter ▁of ▁the ▁res er voir ▁to ▁be ▁h atch ed ▁and ▁re ared ▁at ▁the ▁farm . ▁Many ▁cro cod iles ▁of ▁all ▁sizes ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁b ask ing ▁in ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁suddenly ▁making ▁a ▁st ride ▁or ▁p iled ▁up ▁on ▁one ▁another . ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁ 9 8 ▁cro cod iles ▁( 2 5 ▁male ▁ ▁+ ▁ 7 3 ▁female ) ▁maintained ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁here . ▁Three ▁Forest ▁Department ▁personnel ▁manage ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁centre ., ▁ ▁Vis itor ▁information ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁well ▁laid - out ▁park ▁where ▁one ▁may ▁clim b ▁ste ep ▁steps ▁on ▁the ▁dam ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁pictures que ▁view ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁pla ins ▁below ▁and ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Ana imal ai ▁Hills ▁and ▁Pal ni ▁Hills ▁above . ▁This ▁place ▁is ▁being ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁District ▁Ex c urs ion ▁Centre ▁for ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁and ▁cro cod ile ▁farm ▁are ▁open ▁every ▁day ▁from ▁ 9 : 0 0   a . m . ▁to ▁ 6 : 0 0   p . m . ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁by ▁road ▁From ▁Co imb atore ▁– ▁via ▁Pol la chi ▁and ▁U d um al pet ▁to ▁Am ar