Bird flu: Sea routes under vigil

Last Updated : 18 Dec 2008 02:14:26 PM IST

KENDRAPARA: The district administration has sealed the sea routes in the district to check entry of poultry through sea from West Bengal. District Collector Sishirkanta Panda said officials of Mahakalpada and Rajnagar have been directed to keep a tab on the sea routes after the State Government banned supply of poultry from West Bengal following detection of bird flu cases.

The district administration held a meeting Tuesday to chalk out plans to check entry of poultry. The Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) and other senior officials of the district attended. A committee was formed under the chairmanship of the District Collector to take proper steps to prevent the spread of bird flu from West Bengal to Kendrapara.

Rapid Response Team (RRT) was also formed in all nine blocks of the district. A veterinary assistant surgeon (VAS), two livestock inspectors, one ‘Go Mitra’, Zilla Parishad members and social workers will constitute each RRT.

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