Attack By Monkeys Increasingly Becoming Common for Residents of South Delhi
For residents of East of Kailash, there seems to be no end to the growing monkey menace. Residents of E-Block in East of Kailash in south Delhi are facing a threat from simians, with incidents of attack by monkeys increasingly becoming common. Residents say that despite repeated complaints, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has taken no action to curb the problem.
The Resident Welfare Association (RWA) says that it has made several complaints to the MCD, but no action has been taken so far. “There have been 10-12 such cases in the past three months. After we registered a complaint with MCD’s central zone, a monkey catcher was sent to the area, but even after three days he couldn’t catch a single monkey. Since then the situation has worsened,’’ said I K Ramani, RWA president of E Block, East of Kailash.
MCD officials say they are helpless as they don’t have sufficient number of monkey catchers. The civic agency’s advertisement for hiring more monkey catchers received a poor response. Recently, MCD had increased the remuneration given to the catchers from Rs 450 to Rs 600 for each monkey they catch, but this measure failed to attract more monkey catchers.
Residents say that they can’t leave their doors open, as monkeys enter the house and even pull out foodstuff from the refrigerator.After being mauled by three monkeys last month, 74-yearold PC Gupta avoids going to the colony park for morning walk. “I had just entered the park when I saw monkeys sitting near a bench. I was walking towards the exit, when they pounced on me. I suffered injuries on my back,” said Gupta. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and was given anti-rabies vaccination.
A few days later, Gupta’s servant, Ramesh, was bitten by a monkey while he was washing the car. “I was washing the car when a baby monkey came from behind and gripped my right leg. When I struggled to get my leg free, its mother charged at me and bit me on the left leg,” said Ramesh.
RWA members say that residents of East of Kailash have now refused to pay for security services. “We have separate charges for security. But due to the monkey menace residents have told us that they will not pay for security services until we find a solution to this problem,” said RK Rathore, security in-charge.
Times of India
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