January 05, 2009 09:19:00
Guwahati, January 4, (PTI):
Assam might soon be declared a "Bird fly free zone" after culling of poultry ends in Kamrup (Rural) and Nagaon districts.
According to official sources, culling operations were going on in the two districts while they have been completed in Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Barpeta, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Bongaigoan and Chirang districts.
"After the culling operation in Kamrup (Rural) and Nagaon district are over the state will be declared birdflu free zone" a source said.
Nearly six lakh birds have been so far been culled in Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Dibrugargh and Bongaigoan district.
The Centre had directed the state government to go for post operation surveillance programme in the areas where culling was conducted in accordance with the norms of the World Organization of Animal Health. Accordingly, deputy commissioners of districts where culling was over conducted the post operation surveillance programme and submitted sanitisation certificates to the Centre.
Currently culling operations are on in Chalchali and Gaonburachwk in Nagaon and Maniari Tinali and Manahkuchi villages in Kamrup (Rural).
The authorities have been facing stiff resistance from the local people who along with poultry farmers are opposing culling by alleging that the compensation amount was not enough to meet the losses incurred due to the outbreak of avian flu.
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