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LUCKNOW: Metro services were disrupted for 10 minutes at Badshahnagar station after a troop of monkeys occupied tracks on Tuesday.

According to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) officials, this was the fourth incident in last oneand-a half-month, when monkeys halted the metro operations.

On Tuesday, officials said a troop of monkeys occupied the tracks around 10am. The station controller at Badshahnagar Metro station informed the loco pilot of an upcoming Metro to stop the train in the middle of Lekhraj and Badshahnagar stations. It took around 10 minutes for LMRC employees to remove monkeys from the track.

Similar incidents have been taken place at Charbagh and Mawaiya Metro stations. While the operation at Charbagh was halted two times, monkeys broke the elevated shed and threw it on the track at Mawaiya Metro station.

Recently, TOI had highlighted how technical glitches halted Metro operation nine times in just 45 days after the launch. In addition, trains were stopped by some mischievous elements by pressing the emergency button installed inside the Metro trains.

An official in LMRC said, “We have asked the forest department to conduct drives to catch monkeys at Badshahnagar and Charbagh Metro stations. After catching monkeys in these two stations, the drive will continue at other stations as well.”

