Delhi High Court Orders Action to Address Monkey Menace

The Delhi High Court has directed civic authorities to create and execute a plan to handle the increasing monkey population in the capital. Monkeys will be caught and relocated to the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary. This follows the species' delisting from protected status. A fresh report is expected in two weeks.

The Delhi High Court has mandated city authorities to devise a programme to manage the burgeoning monkey population in the capital.

Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela instructed the MCD and NDMC to capture and relocate the monkeys to the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary, citing a recent legal amendment that removed the species' protected status.

The court awaits a new status report from civic bodies and the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on animal bite incidents within two weeks, addressing concerns raised by NGOs over increasing stray animal attacks linked to improper waste management.

(With inputs from agencies.)