Monkeys causing no harm to devotees: PADT.
Kathmandu, June 13 A behavioral study of monkeys recently conducted by Pashupati Area Development Trust showed that monkeys neither caused havoc nor harmed devotees coming to visit the temple.
Acting on the interim order issued by the Supreme Court, which had ordered the board to act on the havoc caused by monkeys, the trust had conducted a behavioral study of monkeys.
Member Secretary at PADT Dr Govinda Tandan said the study had proven that monkeys did not cause nuisance, but just ran from one place to another in search of food and water.
“As monkeys were not found causing havoc, we informed the Supreme Court about it,” Tandan told The Himalayan Times.
“Though we have managed drinking water for monkeys of Bhandarkhal, there is still a severe scarcity of drinking water in other places in and around the temple area,” he said, adding, “We are discussing alternatives for managing clean drinking water for monkeys.” The study report showed monkeys drinking the polluted drinking water of the Bagmati River were growing thin.
Except Bhadarkhal area, monkeys in and other areas of the temple are facing severe scarcity of water these days.
Apart from pollution, receding water levels in the Bagmati River is causing water shortage in the temple area.
He also suggested that PADT make arrangements for treatment of ailing monkeys.
PADT said there were around 600 monkeys in the Pashupati area.