Increasing menace of monkeys in Tiruvannamalai town, especially around Arunachaleswarar temple, has made the Forest Department set up large-sized cages at six identified locations to trap them.
Officials said complaints of monkeys entering residential localities, grabbing things and damaging property had been reported at various places in the town in recent weeks due to steady flow of pilgrims and tourists.
“People feeding monkeys is main reason for them to venture into the town from their natural habitat. Trapping of monkeys is a continuous process,” G.P. Saravanan, forest range officer (Tiruvannamalai town), told The Hindu.
