Gaja leaves monkeys hungry
R. Rajaram
PUDUKOTTAI, November 23, 2018 00:00 IST
Monkeys are now being fed by local villagers at Sittannavasal in Pudukottai district.M. Srinath
Extensive damage to trees during the recent cylone in Pudukottai district has hit the livelihood of a different group of residents: monkeys.
Dependent on fruit- bearing trees, the simians loitering in large numbers at the tourist hotspot of Sittannavasal are now bereft of food.
Absence of tourists over the past week to the cave complex has added to the misery of the monkeys, as the visitors offered them fruits and snacks. Locals said tamarind, guava and other fruit-bearing trees were ravaged by the gusty winds inside the garden park located near the complex and its vicinity.
Thousands of monkeys, which lived here, were dependent on the trees for food. “Gaja has devastated everything at this spot,” said a villager.
Moved by the plight of the simians, villagers residing at Sittannavasal were offering biscuits and snacks to the animals. “We have been feeding the monkeys for the past one week,” said a woman of the village.
R. Rajaram
PUDUKOTTAI, November 23, 2018 00:00 IST
Monkeys are now being fed by local villagers at Sittannavasal in Pudukottai district.M. Srinath
Extensive damage to trees during the recent cylone in Pudukottai district has hit the livelihood of a different group of residents: monkeys.
Dependent on fruit- bearing trees, the simians loitering in large numbers at the tourist hotspot of Sittannavasal are now bereft of food.
Absence of tourists over the past week to the cave complex has added to the misery of the monkeys, as the visitors offered them fruits and snacks. Locals said tamarind, guava and other fruit-bearing trees were ravaged by the gusty winds inside the garden park located near the complex and its vicinity.
Thousands of monkeys, which lived here, were dependent on the trees for food. “Gaja has devastated everything at this spot,” said a villager.
Moved by the plight of the simians, villagers residing at Sittannavasal were offering biscuits and snacks to the animals. “We have been feeding the monkeys for the past one week,” said a woman of the village.
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