Monkey menace: PU hostellers fear even stepping out of rooms

Recently,a monkey had attacked a girl student and snatched her hand bag. “I woke up at 5am and found a monkey sleeping outside my room. I closed the room and waited till 7 am for it to go,so that I could step out of my room. The monkeys often take away the mugs kept outside our rooms,” said Mukesh,a resident of hostel number 4.

Adding to it,hostel number 5 resident Siddarth said that students fear putting out their clothes to dry in the balconies,as monkeys tear them or throw them away. The authorities should pay utmost importance to the issue,he added.

Earlier,the university had a langoor owner,but after the UT Administration directed that no one was authorised to keep langoors,as they came under protected species,the university discontinued the services of the langoor owner.

“We discontinued the services being offered by the langoor owner,after the directions of the UT Administration. Monkeys are posing a great threat to the students. As a senator and warden,I wanted that either the administration should review its decision or ensure the safety of the students,” said Yog Raj Angrish,warden of hostel number 7.

Angrish added that every day they got complaints from students and that they were planning to hold a meeting soon to find out ways to resolve the issue.

Gaurav Gaur,warden of hostel number 6,said that monkeys were causing inconvenience to students in the hostels. “Everyday we receive complaints,we are trying to finds ways to end the menace,” Gaur added.