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Monkey menace causing panic
The monkey menace has become a major cause of concern at many places in the district. They have become a major threat to the people. Earlier, the monkeys used to be either in the forest region or in temple premises. But nowadays, they are found everywhere at bus stands, railway stations, food stalls, markets and even in and around residential localities in villages, towns and cities.
Khammam: The monkey menace has become a major cause of concern at many places in the district. They have become a major threat to the people. Earlier, the monkeys used to be either in the forest region or in temple premises. But nowadays, they are found everywhere at bus stands, railway stations, food stalls, markets and even in and around residential localities in villages, towns and cities. The people carrying eateries now fear monkey attacks.
The problem is very severe in Kusumanchi, Garla, Palair, Enkoor, Kothagudem and Burgampadu mandals. By climbing over tanks, trees, houses and cables wires, monkeys are creating big nuisance in several parts of the district. Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, CPI (M) Garla mandal secretary K Srinivas said, “We are facing a lot of problems with monkeys. We are trying hard to control them. We requested the officials of village panchayat to take necessary measures.
They did not respond. So, we decided to carry a big stick with us to protect ourselves from the monkeys.” Children have been the most vulnerable to monkey attacks and in some cases, they also died. Last Sunday, a two-year-old girl of Sudhakar and Padma, residents of Arikempadu village in Eknoor Mandal, was killed by two monkeys while she was playing outside her home. In Kusumanchi Mandal, Mohammad Afroz, a nine-year-old boy had been attacked by a group of monkeys when he was going home.
With the number of such incidents increasing, people are fearing to come out of their homes. The government had not taken any measure to tackle the problem. Sarojini, sarpanch of Nagineniprolu village, Burgampadu Mandal said, “People are facing problems with an increase in the number of monkeys in the village over the last few days. We arranged special cages and lured them by placing eatables inside and caught nearly 50 to 60 monkeys. They were released in the forest.”
Narayana, a retired school headmaster said, “There are several methods the officials could employ to combat the monkey menace. The services of monkey catchers could be utilised. After catching them, they can be released in the deep forest, he said. He said that another method was by using Langurs as monkeys are scared of them. A Langur is a large, grey monkey with a black face and ears that could be hired to protect the local people from monkeys. But the officials were negligent in tackling the issue, he lamented.
