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Dudhawa reservoir

Bridge

Vijay Singh Thakur, Nov 21, 2019: The Times of India

Bamboo bridge that's been built to help the monkeys move out of the island
From: Vijay Singh Thakur, Nov 21, 2019: The Times of India
The forest department has been sending food for the stranded monkeys
From: Vijay Singh Thakur, Nov 21, 2019: The Times of India
The monkeys are in no hurry to move and have yet to use the bridge
From: Vijay Singh Thakur, Nov 21, 2019: The Times of India


RAIPUR: Fruits and veggies by the boatload and Hanuman Chalisa on the banks — prayers and repast are on to rescue a troop of over 100 langurs who are stranded on a hillock in the middle of Dudhawa reservoir in Bastar after it swelled in unprecedented rain this monsoon. The forest department has built a 300m setu across the lake in super-quick time in Maoist-affected Kanker district, but so far the monkeys haven’t shown any interest in making the trek back to land. The island has plenty of fruit bearing trees and the langurs are in no danger, say forest officials. “We have built a 300-metre-long temporary bamboo bridge to connect the hillock with the banks of the reservoir to help the langurs move back to the mainland,” principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Atul Shukla told TOI.

Monkeys are yet to use the bridge to return

In fact, the hillock, where fruitbearing trees and other plants have grown, is a natural habitat of monkeys and the mound has enough vegetation to sustain them for a long period,” he explained. “Food for the stranded langurs is being sent by boat to the island twice a day,” Kanker collector K L Chauhan told TOI.

It’s common for langurs to go to the hillock to feed, the collector said. This time, though, there was unprecedented rain, leading to waterlogging of the area around the hillock. The mound turned into an island in a matter of days and the monkeys who had gone there to eat were cut off.

On November 15, local fishermen spotted these langurs and informed the administration. According to villagers, these monkeys live in a nearby hill and go to the mound during monsoon every year. They return in a few days when the water level of the dam decreases. But this time, they got stuck as the reservoir swelled.

The forest department immediately began sending pumpkin, papaya, guava, veggies and even biscuits by boat to the hillock to ensure that the langurs do not starve, even as it started building a bridge. The temporary bridge to rescue the monkeys was put together in just three to four days with 500 poles of bamboo, 200 logs, 50 iron pipes and 30 kg rope. So far, the langurs have shown they are happy where they are.

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