Bird flu control room set up to take stock of situation
India
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 11:01 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 06: After confirmation of bird flu in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & Kerala, Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt of India has set up a control room in New Delhi to take stock on a daily basis of preventive & control measures undertaken by State authorities.
Bird flu alert sounded in several states as thousands of birds found dead | Oneindia News
Culling of chickens and ducks began in parts of Kerala on Tuesday to contain the spread of avian influenza, or H5N8, as 2,000 migratory birds were found dead in Himachal Pradesh, and several hundred birds in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Highlights
The confirmation of bird flu in several states has alerted the Central government.
Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairying setting up a control room in New Delhi to take stock of the situation.
In Indore, 152 crows were found dead and bird flu was confirmed in 12 crows.
The confirmation of bird flu in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala has alerted the Central government with Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying setting up a control room in New Delhi to take stock of the situation on a daily basis and assess the preventive and control measures undertaken by state authorities. In view of a threat of a global outbreak of AI, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India had prepared an action plan in 2005 which was revised in 2006, 2012 , 2015 and 2021 for the guidance of State Government for prevention, control and containment of Avian Influenza in the country, the government said in a statement.