More than a hundred monkeys have been trapped by the Forest Department in an effort to prevent them from damaging electrical cables of CCTV cameras at the two counting centres here.
Officials of the Forest Department said that two counting centres—Government Market Committee Complex and Shanmuga Industries Arts and Science College—have EVMs that were used for Tiruvannamalai and Arani Lok Sabha constituencies in the district. The attempts to trap monkeys at these centres will continue till June 4, the counting day.
A three-tier security cover, including armed security personnel, is in place at these centres. Further, over 200 CCTV cameras with a common control room were also set up as part of security arrangements. “Security guards noticed monkeys were hanging on electrical cables that are connected to CCTV cameras. As a result, we are entrusted with the task of trapping monkeys at the centres to prevent any damage to the surveillance system,” G.P. Saravanan, forest range officer (Tiruvannamalai town), told The Hindu.
