Unable to come up with a solution to solve the monkey menace in Delhi, the government has put the ball in the common man’s court by asking its citizens to come up with an efficient solution for the problem. With the court breathing down its neck, the government's environment department has decided to take public opinion over the issue.

A public meeting will be held on Monday to discuss the solutions suggested by the people. The government, on its part, is talking big — like planting fruit-bearing trees on the Ridge. It expects to lure the Simian population to the Ridge with these fruits. This is not all, the government is still banking upon the old idea of first catching the monkeys, rehabilitating them in a temporary shelter and then transporting them to another state that has a forest area or some wildlife.

Unfortunately for Delhi, all the states, including Haryana and Rajasthan, have already refused to take on the capital's Simian burden. However, the government is undeterred and is in the process of expanding the capacity of already existent temporary shelter at Rajokri by 100%. A new shelter with a 400 capacity will be opened at Bakhtawarpur.

So it is now over to us to bail out the government. Put on your thinking caps and see if you want to adopt a monkey or suggest opening a sanctuary for them. But think fast as the Delhi High Court has set a deadline for the government.