Residents throughout Gurugram, notably these dwelling close to Aravali hills vary, allege that they’re going through an escalating monkey menace, asserting that areas resembling sectors 54, 55, 56, 76, 79, Gwal Pahari and Ghata villages alongside Golf Course Street, Golf Course Extension Street, and Gurgaon-Faridabad Street, which lie on the foothills of the Aravallis, are affected essentially the most by monkey bites and assaults.
At Godrej 101, Sector 79, residents shared that nearly four-five safety guards have been attacked and one was even left bleeding severely. “Three to 4 kids have been attacked, leaving households terrified. For over a yr, we have now been sending emails, calls and complaints to the Municipal Company of Manesar (MCM), however nobody appears to take the problem severely. Monkeys are attacking individuals in broad daylight,” stated Sumit Kumar, RWA normal secretary.
Bandita Samal, resident of Godrej 101, stated that her husband was attacked by monkeys whereas he was standing on his balcony. “My husband was on the balcony when a monkey out of the blue attacked him. He was bleeding profusely and needed to be rushed to the hospital. Regardless of such a critical incident, no official got here ahead or provided assist. It’s disgraceful. We needed to spend over ₹5,000 for rabies vaccinations and medical therapy,” she stated.
In the meantime, Kusum Sharma, a resident of Suncity Township in Sector 54, stated the monkey menace has elevated over the previous two to a few years. “I’ve been dwelling right here for 5 to 6 years. In the previous few years, extra of them have been coming into residential areas. 30-40 monkeys go to nearly frequently,” she stated.
“They arrive and injury pipelines, overhead tanks and break flower pots within the society. It prices nearly ₹30,000 to hold out the repairs. We have now additionally complained to the Municipal Company of Gurugram (MCG), however no motion has been taken,” she shared. “Just lately, MCG despatched an official with a cage to seize the monkeys, however the cage was damaged and it escaped.”
Sudhir Bhardwaj, a resident of Sector 56, stated the aggressive monkeys pose the best menace. “They arrive in quest of meals, enter properties and take objects from the fridge or from tables. Typically they arrive in teams, making it tough to drive them away. Even langurs, which had been earlier used as a deterrent, are not allowed by wildlife and forest officers,” he stated.
The Sohna sub-divisional hospital has additionally been affected. “I joined 4 months in the past, and since then, monkeys have entered our dispensary twice. They drank cough syrups and scattered tablets in every single place. It was a whole mess. They even break home windows,” stated Dr Ranvijay Yadav, senior medical officer (SMO).
Vaishali Rana, an environmentalist, stated the rising intrusion of monkeys into residential areas is as a result of shrinking inexperienced cowl within the metropolis. “In June this yr, round 40,000 bushes had been lower for a brand new real-estate mission in Sector 54 alongside Golf Course Street. This isn’t the monkeys’ fault; it’s the actual property improvement that’s destroying their habitat,” she stated.
Talking on attainable options, Rana recommended that metropolis forests and nagar vans of round two acres every may be developed in several elements of Gurugram.
When requested concerning the matter, a MCG official stated, “We’re conscious of the problem and are taking steps to deal with it.”
In the meantime, Hitendra Sharma, joint commissioner at MCM, didn’t reply to calls and texts from the PR staff for a response by the point of going to print.
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