New parks only for monkeys
The State will construct big parks exclusively for the simians where they will be provided with food and water.
By PTI |
CHANDIGARH: To deal with the monkey menace in the hill state, Himachal Pradesh government will construct big parks exclusively for the simians where they will be provided with food and water.
Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the people, big idols of lord Hanuman will also be set up inside these parks.
"Besides going in for sterilisation of monkeys, we will built a big park near Tara Devi, Shimla, where adequate arrangements will be made for providing food and water to the monkeys," Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal told reporters.
Big ponds would be put constructed inside such parks with lots of food so that simians are attracted towards these parks.
"A large number of people including farmers have been complaining about growing monkey menace, particularly in Shimla. Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the people, we decided to devise a new method which has found favour even with environmentalists like Maneka Gandhi," he said.
He said it was natural for monkeys to invade into human territories as their own habitats had been taken away by man.
Dhumal appealed to the tourists and other members of public to avoid feeding the monkeys in public places.
Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the people, big idols of lord Hanuman will also be set up inside these parks.
"Besides going in for sterilisation of monkeys, we will built a big park near Tara Devi, Shimla, where adequate arrangements will be made for providing food and water to the monkeys," Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal told reporters.
Big ponds would be put constructed inside such parks with lots of food so that simians are attracted towards these parks.
"A large number of people including farmers have been complaining about growing monkey menace, particularly in Shimla. Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the people, we decided to devise a new method which has found favour even with environmentalists like Maneka Gandhi," he said.
He said it was natural for monkeys to invade into human territories as their own habitats had been taken away by man.
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Noting that the previous Congress government had caught 4,500 monkeys from Shimla and dumped them in areas like Kangra, Nalagarh and Sirmour, he said this had only added to the problem. Dhumal appealed to the tourists and other members of public to avoid feeding the monkeys in public places.
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