Job of driving away monkeys in G20 Summit, thousands of Rs. Salary

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‘I had Langur Babu. His name was Mangal Singh. He used to drive away monkeys from government offices, I used to get money. 11 years ago the government banned the use of langur to repel monkeys. I felt like my work had been taken away. I used to see what sounds my monkey made. I started scaring the monkeys by making similar sounds. The officers saw my skill and gave me the same job.

This is Gul Khan. Age, 42 years. He has been working to eradicate monkeys in Delhi for 23 years. He got the same responsibility during the G-20 summit. There are many monkeys in India Gate, Red Fort, Dutva Marg and Connaught Place areas around the summit venue Pragati Maidan. These monkeys are seen roaming in groups.

Kalandar, the monkey exterminator, his work was considered an essential service by the government
These people call themselves Kalandar. Kalandar means the one who shows the game of monkeys and bears.

During the G20 summit, his duty was around Jantar Mantar, Parliament House, India Gate, Red Fort, Chanakya Puri, Connaught Place and Sardar Patel Marg. All major ministries, government departments and VVIPs have their houses in these areas. Depending on the area, one to three Qalandars were deployed.

The duty hours were fixed from 8 am to 8 pm. The government has considered this work of eliminating monkeys as an ‘essential service’.

Large cut outs of langur were also installed near Chanakyapuri and Sardar Patel Marg. According to NDMC Vice President Satish Upadhyay, the monkeys will not come near the cut-outs of the langurs as they are scared by the sight of them. Monkeys cannot be removed. They cannot be harmed or killed. That is why this method was adopted.

However, 45-year-old monkey exterminator Altaf Khan says this is wrong. They say that monkeys are not afraid of paper idols. Altaf Khan was on duty in the PMO during the G-20 Summit.

Gul Khan has been chasing monkeys since the age of 18, his father used to show monkey dances.
First we meet Gul Khan. He says, ‘My uncle Akbar Khan came to Delhi from Lucknow 40 years ago in 1983. We come from Banjara community. Abu used to show monkey and bear dance. My grandfather used to do the same thing. As the family grew in Lucknow, Abu needed more money. He came to Delhi with his mother and four children.

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