30 monkeys discovered in water tank in southern India, authorities investigate
by Surya PrakashAround 30 deceased monkeys were discovered in a water tank located in southern India’s Telangana.
The incident took place near Nagarjuna Sagar Hill colony in Nalgonda district on April 3.
Visuals showed in a large water tank, over 50 monkeys were found submerged, lifeless. A group of people could be seen working together to retrieve the deceased primates from the water and loading them onto a vehicle.
According to reports, the monkeys were believed to have gotten trapped and perished inside the water tank after gaining entry through metal sheets on the tank.Nandikonda Municipality staff acted swiftly upon learning about the situation and removed the monkey carcasses from the water tank.
Responding to the incident of monkeys falling into the drinking water tank near Nagarjuna Sagar Hill colony in Nalgonda district, Superintendent Engineer Nageswara Rao clarified that only 50 households were supplied with drinking water through this tank, and there was no water supply from it for the past three days.
In an official statement by Nalgonda district collector Hari Chandana said, “There are two drinking water tanks with a capacity of 2,000 liters each, and one with a capacity of 1,000 liters in Nandikonda Hill Colony.
Additionally, there is another tank into which the monkeys fell and died. However, there has been no drinking water supply from this tank for the last three days. After investigating the cause, it was discovered that the monkeys had fallen into the tank and died. Municipal authorities promptly removed the deceased monkeys and cleaned the tank. It has been clarified that only 50 households received drinking water from this tank, and there was no supply from it for the past three days. The water tanks supplying drinking water to the main households in Hill colony are not related to the incident. Residents need not worry. The tank where the monkeys fell and died has been cleaned, and drinking water will be released after the tank is fully chlorinated. Until then, water would be supplied to households receiving water from this tank through an alternative route.
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