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Shimla
sterilises monkeys
by
Narendra Ranta
Shimla:
Shimla residents have long been battling monkey menace. But in a recent
initiative, the Forest Department of Shimla has opted to sterilise monkeys
after residents complained about their growing nuisance. Recently, the
Forest Department nabbed 25 monkeys for sterilising them to control the
growing number of monkeys at the popular Hanuman temple in Jakhu. To identify
the 'rounded-up' monkeys, they have been shaved off under the belly and
near the tail as a mark of sterilisation. "Thirty monkeys were captured
by the Wildlife Department officials of both genders. We were unaware
about it. It was later the forest department officials informed us about
the sterilisation of monkeys. The effect of this 'operation family planning
of monkeys' will be known only in future," said BP Sharma, the head priest
of the Hanuman temple in Jakhu. The monkeys had turned the neighbourhood
into nightmare, the worst sufferers being children. "Monkeys here are
very mischievous. Often children get late in reaching schools due to the
scare of monkeys. In the past, many incidents of monkey attacks have proved
fatal for some students," said Ritu Kakkar, a resident. Besides, the farmers
in Himachal Pradesh have rolled up their sleeves to control monkeys, as
monkeys have destroyed their crops on numerous occasions.
-Aug 22, 2006
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