Barbed wire on the roof of the Gorkha palace to protect it from monkeys

Baishak 18, 2082

Hariram Upreti

Barbed wire on the roof of the Gorkha palace to protect it from monkeys

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A wire fence has been put up after monkeys damaged the structure of the Gorkha Durbar area, which was rebuilt after the earthquake. The place where the monkey is likely to climb is surrounded by barbed wire.

Since a decade in Gorkha Palace, due to the pest of monkeys, the problem of falling flies and leaking water has been added. Bishnu Pathak, head of the Gorkha Darbar Care Center, said barbed wire was placed on the roof while looking for a temporary alternative. "The flyover was repaired today, tomorrow it will be the same, we have looked for many options to reduce the damage," he said, "Now, after placing barbed wire in the place where the monkeys can climb, the damage has started to be reduced a lot." "They climb the roof with the grains of the devotees, and when the rice falls, they pass the nets here and there to find it," he said. 'About 5 rolls of barbed wire are placed on the roof . Last year, we placed wires in some parts, there was some reduction in the damage, with the same learning, we have placed wires in possible places this year as well," he said. He says that the wire has been kept with the department also with verbal agreement .

There was a problem of water leakage in the Kalika temple, the palace entrance, and when the monkeys swept the leaves of Sheetalpati. There was also a voice about the option of keeping copper sheets on the roof. There is a provision in the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 2013 that the original form cannot be changed . "On the one hand, it became expensive to keep the copper sheet, and since it is not possible to change the original shape, we have put a wire to reduce the damage immediately by looking for a practical solution," 

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Barbed wire on the roof of the Gorkha palace to protect it from monkeys

He says that this has become a topic of national debate as monkey infestation has caused problems in other areas' archaeological structures as well. Monkeys in the number of hundreds were also used to shoot with slingshots . The employees of the care center are also working in their spare time for monkey control. Locals who run shops around the palace are often surprised to cover food and protect it from monkeys. The 6 entrances of the palace area where the monkeys threw flies have not been repaired yet. ``Every year, 3/4 lakh rupees is coming in the title of maintenance, it is over by changing the door,'' Pathak said, ``This is not the only option, now we are only trying to prevent more damage.'' Even though the devotees and tourists are happy to see the monkey's art, the staff here are worried after the damage to the heritage. 

Barbed wire on the roof of the Gorkha palace to protect it from monkeys

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