Alok Kumar, a farmer from Dighia village, opted to purchase a go well with for £50 and put on it himself.
“We’re left with no alternative: endure the scorching warmth or abandon our livelihood to the marauding monkeys,” Kumar stated.
Monkeys have been more and more straying into human settlements in India and inflicting disturbances, even attacking individuals. Environmentalists say the destruction of pure habitats is the primary cause the animals transfer into city areas in quest of meals.
In Uttar Pradesh, monkey forays happen day by day however turn out to be extra frequent round now, throughout the rice harvest.
Earlier strategies to ward them off have included scarecrows and firecrackers, however the monkeys have gotten used to the scarecrows and an absence of presidency funds has seen the usage of firecrackers diminish.
Sanjay Biswal, a neighborhood forest officer, stated his division additionally lacked funds to lure the animals.
Manoj Kumar, a farmer in Madhoganj village, Uttar Pradesh, stated he was upset with the official response.
“We have now no choice however to take issues into our personal fingers and develop this cost-effective methodology,” he stated.
“We have now ready a roster, with every farmer taking turns to put on the bear go well with and patrol the fields,” he stated.
“At instances, we additionally use the recorded voices of bears to scare away the monkeys,” he added.
