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These minen ratta rodent denizens of Delhi emerge to the surface to scavenge and then return to their underground network of burrows that run for miles on end - a full chuha world under our feet. Chuha bhaga apne bil mein. All alert and furry, it's pink ears are extended and listening out for danger. A passing cat, perhaps? Did you know that we live in the 'City of Rats'? Yes, that is New Delhi, and Naoroji Nagar and the Ring Road are rat central with a massive rat population underground! The entire city is criss-crossed with chuha networks going from one house to another from the nether reaches of the city, using the sewerage networks, water pipes, fiber optic and gas pipelines and more... They scurry off when they see humans and daylight but that does not mean they are not there... Plagu
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