Monkey menace haunts Talwara residents

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 7

Monkeys have wrecked havoc in Talwara area of district. A large troop of monkeys in the area, has been causing trouble for the residents here. They can be seen on rooftops, courtyards, roads, market and temples, terrifying people. Women visiting the market are more vulnerable. Troops of monkeys keep wandering around, ruining goods and trying to harm people.

Monkeys have been coming from neighbouring forests of Himachal Pradesh and surrounding areas of Talwara. With nothing to eat, monkeys have been coming to Talwara. I urge the people not to feed them. — Gusharan Singh, DFO

The monkey menace has been more rampant in sector number two. Despite this, neither Nagar Panchayat, Talwara, nor the district administration is taking any steps.

Monkeys have taken refuge in the temple of the area. There is panic in the quarters near the city’s local Sri Guru Harikishan Public School. Employees living in the residential complex and commuters on the Talwara-Hajipur GT Road, are the most terrified lot.

In the blink of an eye, the eatables have been taken away by monkeys. DFO Gusharan Singh of the Wildlife Department, Hoshiarpur, said these monkeys have been coming from neighbouring forests of Himachal Pradesh and surrounding areas of Talwara. With nothing to eat, monkeys have been coming to Talwara. He urged the local people not to feed them.