Farmers in Nepal's Baglung Appeal to Newly Elected MP Over Rampant Monkey Menace

Pokhara. Farmers in Nisikhola Rural Municipality of Baglung have written a letter to the newly elected Member of Parliament demanding an end to the monkey terror. Farmers sought the MP's intervention after the monkey menace increased excessively in the village.

Frustrated by monkeys destroying their crops in fields and gardens, farmers from Nisikhola sent a letter of attention to Som Sharma, the MP elected from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) representing Baglung Constituency No. 2. Dillaram Regmi, a farmer from Serashet, Nisikhola Rural Municipality-4, stated that he sent the petition to MP Sharma on behalf of the local monkey-affected farmers.

Their grievance is that their very livelihood is in jeopardy due to the monkey terror. They claim that monkeys destroy crops like maize, potatoes, wheat, and millet, which they toil over all year, in mere moments.

"It is becoming difficult to save the crops even by guarding the fields all day," he said, "As their hard work goes to waste, some farmers are becoming discouraged from farming altogether." They shared that agriculture is the main source of income for rural citizens, and with crops unsecured, they are struggling to feed their families and gather funds for their children's education expenses.

They urged the MP to understand the suffering and pain of the people and take this problem seriously. Monkey terror has recently emerged as a major issue in hilly districts, including Baglung. In some places, migration has even begun due to this reason.