Rangiya (Assam), Dec 02: An alert has been sounded
in two central Assam districts of Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup
(Rural) as avian flu has been detected in fresh areas there
amid reports of death of more than 100 birds.
The death of chickens was reported from the Bogri and
Kachumara areas, prompting the district administrations to ban
purchase and sale of eggs, official sources said.
Over a hundred birds were found dead yesterday at the
Bongra and Kachumara areas from where samples had been
collected and sent to the laboratories in Bhopal and Pune,
Kamrup (Rural) Deputy Commissioner R N Jain said.
As a precautionary measure, an alert has been sounded as
the avian disease is suspected to be spreading to fresh areas
of Sarpara, Rangamati, Bongra and Kachuniapra villages.
The Karmup (metro) district administration has imposed a
ban on movement of birds and eggs from the affected areas as
well as from the nearby markets at Mirza and Plashbari in the
outskirts of the city.
In the Kamrup (rural) district, nearly 50,000 birds have
been culled and another 30,000 will be culled in the next
couple of days.
The administration is also probing the reported sale of
flu-affected birds at a very low price in the Hajo area.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, December 02, 2008, 00:00