In a 1st, government to set up monkey park in Araria

PATNA: The state government has planned to develop a monkey park near Simraha village in Araria district, the native place of Phanishwar Nath Renu who is one of the most influential writers of modern Hindi literature. The first-of-its-kind park will have a restaurant, a swimming pool, and walking tracks for the visitors.
Environment, forest and climate change (EFCC) minister, Neeraj Kumar Singh, told this reporter on Thursday, “With a view to checking the monkey menace in several urban areas, we have decided to provide a natural habitat to them.We will trap the monkeys and shift them from different localities to the new park.”
He added, “The monkey park will attract tourists from different parts of India and Nepal.”
The EFCC department has decided to consult environmentalists, wildlife experts, and veterinary doctors for setting up the monkey park. “Wildlife lovers and researchers will be able to observe and study the behaviour patterns of the monkeys easily,” Neeraj said, adding that an artificial pond would be created and shelters constructed in the first phase.
According to sources, the monkey park will come up on a 10-acre land on the premises of Renu Van which will be developed in memory of Phanishwar. Renu Van will also have a guest house, a resort, a children’s park, and a library.