Bird flu detected in Barpeta, Nalbari
Staff reporter
GUWAHATI, Dec 5 – The avian flu virus has now been detected in the diseased poultry populations in pockets of Barpeta and Nalbari districts too. Earlier, the virus was detected among the diseased poultry populations in three pockets of Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts. Significantly, the detection of the virus among the poultry populations of Barpeta and Nalbari came within a fortnight of its detection among the poultry populations of both the Kamrup districts.
The Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) confirmed last evening the presence of avian flu virus among the diseased poultry populations of Katajhar village under Gobardhana Development Block in Barpeta district and of Kathalbari village under Pachim Nalbari Development Block in Nalbari district, said official sources here.
Sources said that efforts are on to launch the culling operations in both Barpeta and Nalbari districts tomorrow. In Barpeta district, ten Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are already there, while 14 RRTs in Nalbari district are there to conduct the culling operations.
The culling operations in Barpeta district is to cover around 23 villages and to eliminate around 30, 000 birds, while the number of villages being covered in Nalbari district under the operations stands to be around 16. Around 15,000 birds in Nalbari district are estimated to be killed during the culling operations, said the sources.
From the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department headquarters here supervisory teams have been sent to both the districts to oversee the culling and successive operations. The Veterinary Department has also sent disinfectants, personnel protective units and masks to the districts, said the sources.
Meanwhile, bird flu-related surveillance is going on all over the State and the Veterinary Department is in constant touch with the Deputy Commissioners and Block Development Officers, said the sources.
It needs mention here that culling operations in Rampur and Rani Development Blocks of Kamrup (Metro) district is on to create a bird-free zone of 3 km around each of Sarpara and Patgaon villages of the two development blocks.
Our Correspondents add:
Nalbari: Kathalbari village is located near Chamata and it is under Pachim Nalbari Revenue Circle. In the 3 km radius proposed for elimination of poultry to create a bird-free zone, eight villages are located and the total number of birds proposed to be killed within this zone is 15,123, said Deputy Commissioner of Nalbari GD Tripathi here today.
The Deputy Commissioner told this correspondent that restriction has been imposed on the movement, sale etc of poultry and poultry items in and outside an area of 10 km radius from Kathalbari with effect from today.
He also informed that altogether 19 RRTs have been kept ready for the culling operations proposed to be launched from tomorrow.
Kalgachia: Prevalence of bird flu virus among the poultry populations of Katajhar and Dumuni has been confirmed by official sources here. Though the villages were located in the undivided Barpeta district, now they are located in Baksa district after the demarcation of the BTAD boundary.
The news of the detection of bird flu virus in the diseased poultry populations of the two villages has created a sort of panic among the common people here.
In the meantime, 62 villages under Palasbari revenue circle have also been brought under the purview of restrictions imposed on movement, sale etc of poultry and poultry products, an official release stated.
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