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Uttarakhand: Over 30 birds found dead in Rishikesh
Over 30 birds have been found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh creating a bird flu scare in the town. Twenty-eight crows and one pigeon were found dead in AIIMS, Rishikesh premises, one death was reported from Bees Bigha locality and two from Raiwala station, government veterinary officer Rajesh Raturi said.
Samples of the birds have been collected and sent to the forest department for further action, he said.
Confirming the deaths, Rishikesh Municipal Commissioner Narendra Singh Quiriyal said a temporary ban on sale of bird meat can also be imposed in public interest if necessary.
More than 30 birds were found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh. (Representational)
Dehradun:
Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds, mostly crows, have been found dead in Uttarakhand s Dehradun and Rishikesh, officials said on Monday.
A total of 165 birds were found dead in different parts of Dehradun on Sunday, including 121 crows in the Bhandari Bagh area only.
There were 162 crows, two pigeons and an eagle among the dead birds found in Dehradun, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajiv Dhiman said.
Chief Wildlife Warden JS Suhag said the samples of the dead birds have been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly to ascertain the cause of their death.
Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, Maharashtra; 200 birds found dead in Uttarakhand | 10 points
Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, Maharashtra; 200 birds found dead in Uttarakhand | 10 points
Delhi and Maharashtra have confirmed bird flu. The Centre earlier confirmed bid flu in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Gujarat. Here are top developments.
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Delhi and Maharashtra have confirmed bird flu. (PTI photo)
Delhi and Maharashtra have confirmed bird flu after samples tested positive for avian influenza.
Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds have been found dead in Uttarakhand, officials said on Monday.
On alert, the central government on Sunday said it has directed zoo managements to submit daily reports to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) till their area is declared free from the disease.
Highlights
In Maharashtra, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens in the last few days at a poultry farm in Parbhani district
The district administration has now decided to cull nearly 8,000 birds in Murumba village where these hens died
The outbreak of bird flu has already been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: Bird flu has now been confirmed in Delhi, as eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory for testing confirmed bird flu in the national capital. All eight samples four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake, and one from Dwarka have been found positive for avian influenza, Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department told PTI.
Avian Influenza scare in Uttarakhand as nearly 200 birds found dead in Dehradun, Rishikesh
Twenty-eight crows and one pigeon were found dead in AIIMS, Rishikesh premises, one death was reported from Bees Bigha locality and two from Raiwala station.
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RISHIKESH: Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds, mostly crows, have been found dead in Uttarakhand s Dehradun and Rishikesh, officials said on Monday.
A total of 165 birds were found dead in different parts of Dehradun on Sunday, including 121 crows in the Bhandari Bagh area only.
There were 162 crows, two pigeons and an eagle among the dead birds found in Dehradun, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajiv Dhiman said.