Monkeys unite MPs on ‘9 to 5’ job for Langur

New Delhi: It’s a cause that seems to have united Members of Parliament across party lines on Mahadev Road. Till a month back, there was no peace for the nearly 20 MPs residing there. Monkeys of all sizes moved in batches in their bungalows, destroying their kitchen gardens, bathing in their water tanks and walking away with their clothes and eatables. When even enjoying a cup of tea on their manicured lawns became a luxury they could not afford, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar wrote to the six MPs residing in houses adjoining his residence — 24, Mahadev Road — to pool in money to hire the services of a langur. Read More................Monkeys unite MPs on ‘9 to 5’ job for langur

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Langurs, Monkeys & Commonwealth Games

Langurs are here in Delhi to keep monkeys away from the Commonwealth Games venues in the city. For this the civic authorities are now ‘deploying' langoors. The New Delhi Municipal Council has brought in 10 langoors, in addition to the 28 which are already used, to chase away monkeys from near the Games venues, an official said.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has constituted a special team for making rounds of all Games venues facing monkey menace. Langur are used in parts of New Delhi to scare away other monkeys who create a menace around the Commonwealth Games venues, a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said on Monday.

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