Tourists planning an outing at Betla National Park, Palamau, in the next few months may just do well to forgo the trip.

For, the wildlife authorities have decided to close the park for three months from July 1 to provide privacy to animals to help them breed.

The arrival of a weak monsoon in Jharkhand today is bringing with it additional problems for parched districts of Palamau where at least 135 cattle have apparently died due to a scarcity of drinking water.