Overview
- The Public Works Department has issued a tender to hire trained personnel who mimic langur calls, with the hired expert also expected to bring a langur to the site.
- The plan specifies deployment on working days and Saturdays in eight-hour shifts, with the contracted agency responsible for equipment, discipline, safety compliance, performance monitoring, and insurance.
- Officials report dozens of monkeys around the Vidhan Sabha damaging wires and dish antennas and posing risks to legislators, staff, and visitors.
- Authorities previously tried langur cutouts and employed impersonators, but cutouts lost effectiveness and the earlier contract lapsed.
- Reporting has noted that the use of real langurs has been banned since a 2012 environment ministry circular, raising a potential compliance question for the planned deployment.