KATHMANDU, JAN 14 - The Indian Embassy has forwarded a letter today to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC), asking it to get rid of the monkeys that have become a nuisance within the Embassy compound since the past four months.
Dr Tirtha Man Maskey, Director General of DNPWC said, "The embassy has been frequently requesting us to get rid of the monkeys that have been creating problems. However, despite several attempts on our part we have not been able to control the situation." Officials and experts from the department have been struggling to get rid of the problem for the past couple of months.
A group of experts comprising three officials from the department, officials from the Central Zoo and monkey experts have been helping to get rid of the monkey menace at the embassy premises. "Though experts have used tranquilliser darts and other control techniques the problem has not been solved," informed Maskey.
According to Shyam Bajimaya of DNPWC, there are 12 problem monkeys that enter the embassy premises during the mornings and evenings and they attack the embassy officials, mess up office equipment and stationery, among other things. "Among the 12 problematic monkeys, one has been caught", Bajimaya said.
Sanjay Verma, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy, said, "The problem seems to be small but it has already cost us a lot." He also said that despite collective efforts they were not able to get rid of the problem.
According to DNPWC, the embassy had allocated Rs 25,000 to get rid of the monkeys and this amount was used by experts for different control techniques, including darting. Posted on: 2004-01-15 03:49

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