Chandigarh MC finance committee meet today, curbing monkey menace on agenda

In view of the rising monkey menace, the MC has proposed to engage four additional monkey deterrent personnel. Since monkeys have been excluded from the purview of the Wildlife Protection Amendment Act, 2023, effective from December 19, 2022, the MC is trying to take steps, which can help curb the menace.

“The MC needs to take proactive measures to mitigate the monkey menace. The corporation has been receiving an increasing number of complaints regarding the monkey menace,” said the MC proposal. The agenda will be placed in the forthcoming meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) on Friday. The estimated expenditure for this is approximately Rs 12 lakh per year.

It has been proposed to hold the Chrysanthemum Show at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, in the second or third week of December. This year the approximate expenditure will be Rs 24.22 lakh.

A request has been received from Tibetan Refugee Potala Market Association, Chandigarh, to reduce the rent. “The current rent of the same land is 32,500 per day (40 lakh for the period of 120 days). They have requested to reduce monthly rent or provide 50% space at minimimum rate,” the proposal said.