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| Bird flu scare as two migratory bird die | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 2
Even as there are apprehensions over spread of bird flu in the sate following reports on death of two migratory birds, CPD and Animal & Sheep Husbandry minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din has said that there was nothing to worry about. In a statement here he has stated that no case of the bird flu has been detected here.
Fears of bird flu striking Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana have emerged after death of some birds in these states even as the Centre said it was planning to start culling operations in West Bengal's neighbouring states to prevent the spread of deadly virus.
Back home, calling upon people not to pay any heed to rumors Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Taj Mohi-ud-Din has said that no case of bird flu has been detected in the state.
Taj said, “Comprehensive precautionary measures have been taken as every vehicle entering the check post at Lakhanpur and Lower Munda are being checked round the clock to ensure that no infected bird enters the state”. Teams have been deployed to examining all poultry establishments in the state”, he said that no bird flue case has been reported from any part so far.
Meanwhile, culling is being undertaken in the five kilometre radius of all the affected areas of West Bengal, top officials in the Health Ministry said on Friday.
The five kilometer stretch in West Bengal's neighbouring states would also be brought in the ambit of the culling operation, the officials said, adding the move is preventive in nature.
The move follows a high-level meeting the Union Agriculture Ministry and Health Ministry officials had with officials of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam.
Meanwhile, the reports of death of two migratory birds (bar-headed geese) in Jammu and Kashmir have triggered fears of bird flu in the state.
The samples have been sent to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal for testing, Union Animal Husbandry Commissioner S K Bandhopadhyay told reporters.
"There are a total of 10,000 bar-headed geese in Jammu, who migrate from colder climates during winters, and there could be any reason for their death," he said.
Samples have also been sent from Haryana to the HSADL following reports of poultry deaths in the state, he said. |
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