Staff reporter
GUWAHATI, Dec 25 – The Central Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries department has confirmed the spread of the virus of the dreaded bird flu to six new areas of the State, highly placed sources in the State Veterinary and Animal Husbandry department here said. Sources told this correspondent here today that the new areas included Chalchaligaon Burhachawk village under Barhampur Development Block of Nagaon District, Bardulipara village under Tihu-Barama Development Block of Baksa District, Monahkuchi village under Hajo Development Block and Rangamati and Ourpakmoniaritiniali villages under Chayani-Barduwar Development Block of Kamrup district.
Moreover, the Central Government has also confirmed the outbreak of the disease among the poultry of Doloigaon Uzanpara village under Dhaligaon Development Block of Bongaigaon District.
While culling of poultry has started in the three km radius area of Chalchaligaon Burhachawk today, similar operations in the three km radius areas of the other newly notified bird flu-affected areas will start from tomorrow, said the sources.
With the new areas, bird flu disease has so far affected the poultry populations of 18 locations of the State since November 27. Culling and dis-infection operations have so far been completed in nine locations of Rajabazar, Patgaon, Sarpara, Bejerajalah, Kathla Katajhar, Khanapara, Kharghuli and Dibrugarh town.
Cleaning and dis-infection operations in Boitamari Kheluwapara and Bajali Sarihasakla are expected to be completed by day after tomorrow, while due to resistance from the local people, culling operations are yet to be completed at Nilibari village of Chirang District, said the sources.
Till yesterday evening, 4,16,758 poultry were killed, while 1,60,317 eggs and 12,553 kgs of poultry feed were destroyed during the anti-bird flu drive in the State, said the sources.
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