Langur employed to forestall monkey menace throughout Kanpur Check© BCCI/Sportzpics | Twitter
The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Affiliation (UPCA) has gone a step forward of their try and maintain the monkey menace on the Inexperienced Park stadium in Kanpur for the second Check between India and Bangladesh. Monkeys have a tendency to grab meals and different objects corresponding to cellphones from the spectators, arriving on the venue to observe a cricket match. Anticipating an elevated wrestle in opposition to monkeys during the second Check in Kanpur, the stadium authorities devised a moderately distinctive plan.
As per a report within the Indian Express, the authorities have employed Langurs and their handlers to protect the individuals in opposition to food-grabbing monkeys. Whereas safety guards are additionally current on the venue, the presence of Langurs was deemed needed so as to add one other layer of safety.
“To keep away from the fear of monkeys, we now have langurs (long-tailed leaf monkeys) to deal with them,” Venue Director Sanjay Kapoor advised the paper.
LANGURS TO PROTECT KANPUR.
– Langurs have been employed with their handlers to finish the meals stealing menace brought on by monkeys on the Inexperienced Park Stadium. (Specific Sports activities). pic.twitter.com/SJQAFgmHSk
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 27, 2024
Kapoor additionally revealed that broadcast digicam individuals within the stands stand the largest danger of getting robbed of meals and drinks by monkeys.
Sure different points have been additionally reported on the venue forward of the beginning of the match in Kanpur. It was revealed that the stadium’s C block is not secure for lodging individuals. Therefore, it was closed for spectators forward of the beginning of play on Day 1.
On the eve of the Check match, Kapoor had stated: “PWD and Harcourt Butler Technical College additionally performed their inspection three days earlier than the match and located that some seats in C block can’t be used for spectators as it’s not secure. About 1750 seats of the higher block are nonetheless accessible for spectators,” Kapoor had stated.
The stand behind the boundary rope the place broadcaster retains cameras and different gear, was lined by a black material as a way to forestall monkeys from recognizing eatables and stealing them.
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