Himachal mulling to urge the Union government to declare monkeys as vermin'

February 29, 2016 22:10

Himachal Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri today told Vidhan Sabha that the state government was aware of problems faced by farmers and people in general due to attacks by wild animals and monkeys and was contemplating to urge the Centre to approve the proposal to declare monkeys as "vermin".

Nine natural habitats (Vanar Vatikas) will be set up around the monkey sterilisation centres and case for declaring monkeys as vermin will be moved to the Centre so that the menace can be controlled.

Replying to a question by Maheshwar Singh regarding attacks by stray dogs and wild animals, Bharmouri said the task of undertaking survey of monkeys was complete and the moment the data is compiled, the case seeking declaration of monkeys as vermin would be moved to the Centre for approval.

He said that in the meantime, the government has speeded up the task of sterilisation of monkeys and "More than one lakh monkeys have been sterilised so far and the latest census has indicated decline in number of monkeys.

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