Sale, entry of poultry products banned

From our Correspondent
JOYSAGAR, Dec 12: Sivasagar district administration has promulgated Section 144 CrPC in the district banning sale and entry of poultry products in the district. The step was taken following reports of the death of 70 chicks at a poultry farm at Akhoiphutia, about 5 kms from Sivasagar.
Veterinary officials said that blood samples of the dead chicks have been sent to Pune for conducting laboratory test. The exact cause of the death of the chicks will be known only after the tests, veterinary officials said.
Meanwhile, the district Veterinary Department has opened a 24-hour control room in Sivasagar to provide information regarding bird flue and also to get information from the public about the possible outbreak of bird flu in the district.
District Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department is maintaining a strict surveillance of poultry farms in the district with veterinarians carrying out checks on the poultry.