In a first-of-its-kind initiative inTelangana, the agricultural department has initiated a monkey menacesurvey in villages across the state toidentify hotspotsof monkey movements and the number of monkeys.
The survey is being conducted because the monkey problem has been identified as the main hindrance to crop conversion from paddy to groundnut.
According to officials, , like Himachal Pradesh, is dealing with this issue and the northern state used a sterilisation technique to limit monkey movements. Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture officers around the state were requested to submit the details of monkeys in a five-question format and a special web provision was provided in the departments crop booking system with the name monkey menace survey.
The monkey menace survey is being conducted because the monkey problem has been identified as the main hindrance to crop conversion from paddy to groundnut.