Pauwadungma Rural Municipality to Sterilize Monkeys to Control Menace

Bhojpur. Pauwadungma Rural Municipality is going to sterilize monkeys to control monkey menace. While the federal government is preparing a work procedure related to monkey control, the rural municipality is going to sterilize the monkeys here in coordination with the federal government.

The rural municipality has included a plan to conduct study, research and sterilization programs for monkey control in the budget and program for the fiscal year 2083/84 through the 19th session of the village assembly which started on Tuesday, informed Chairman Kiran Rai.

"Monkeys have become a complex problem for farmers," said Chairman Rai, "We are preparing to conduct a sterilization program to control monkeys. Our goal is to conduct the program in coordination with the federal government."

According to the rural municipality, the goal is to find a long-term solution by controlling the monkey's reproduction rate through the sterilization method. For this, technical manpower will be mobilized, necessary equipment will be managed and collaboration will be done with the concerned bodies. The rural municipality has stated that this will help reduce human-wildlife conflict.

Rural Municipality Vice-President Jyotsna Rai said that the monkeys are being sterilized with the objective of controlling the number of monkeys in the area as monkeys have been causing irreparable damage to crops.

In recent times, the number of monkeys has been increasing rapidly in various wards of the rural municipality. Monkeys have been damaging crops like corn, millet, and potatoes. For this, the rural municipality has also allocated a budget of Rs 5 lakh for the first phase of research and study.

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