Ghaziabad, Nov. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Allahabad High Court that addressing the monkey menace requires a comprehensive policy decision involving multiple departments and more time for deliberation.

The explanation was given on October 31 during a court case started by residents Vinit Sharma and Prajakta Singhal from Raj Nagar in Ghaziabad, who claimed that the rapidly growing monkey population in the area was causing more conflicts between humans and monkeys.

The state's standing counsel submitted instructions from the joint secretary of the UP government, stating that a preliminary meeting had already been held with officials from the forest, environmental, and climate change departments and that the matter ...