After the bird flu was confirmed at Kanpur's zoo in Uttar Pradesh, the central government on Sunday directed all zoo management to report daily to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) till the time their area is declared free of the disease. Let's do it. So far, bird flu has been confirmed in seven states in the country.
The CZA, under the Ministry of Environment, has issued an official memorandum to all zoo management directing them to increase surveillance and vigilance. Entry should be monitored in the local areas, bird watching section and entry should be banned here.
Also, all vehicles coming to the zoo should be sanitized. All the water resources located in the zoo should also be monitored. The exchange of indigenous and migratory birds should be discontinued till further notice. Strict monitoring of migratory birds should be monitored.
Five peacocks died in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh
On Sunday, five peacocks were found dead in a village in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. Bird flu has already been confirmed in 13 districts of the state.
Divisional forest officer ML Harit said that the peacocks were found dead in Madrani village, about 55 km from the district headquarters. Their samples have been sent for examination and post mortem of these peacocks will also be done.
State Animal Husbandry Department Officer Dr. Wilson Davar said that the investigation report will come in three to four days. So far 1100 crows and other birds have died in 27 districts of the state.
180 birds died in two days in Latur, Maharashtra
In the last two days, 180 birds have died in the Ahmedpur area of the Latur district of Maharashtra. These include 128 chickens. After this, the area of 10 km has been declared as an alert zone. District Collector Prithviraj BP said that the reason for the death of the birds is not yet known. Their sample has been sent for investigation.
The area around Kendrewadi village has been declared an alert zone. The district administration said that the alert zone means that no vehicle will be able to come and will not be able to stop the transportation of poultry, birds, animals, etc.
The zoo closed in Kanpur, UP, six crows found dead in Amethi
After the bird flu was confirmed at Kanpur Zoo in Uttar Pradesh, it has been closed till further orders for people. In the Sangrampur area of Amethi district, six crows have been found dead under suspicious circumstances. A sample has been sent to investigate the cause of his death.
ADM of Kanpur city, Atul Kumar said that a one-kilometer radius of the zoo has been declared as an infected area and the work of killing birds has been started. In the last five days, two parrots and two wild chickens, and two Kadaknath chickens were killed in the zoo.
Bird flu was confirmed in two of these. The zoo has since been closed to people and people visiting on their morning walks. Also, the staff entrance has been closed at the hospital premises, where the hens were kept for treatment.
The area around 10 km around the zoo has been declared a restricted area. Shops selling eggs, chicken have been asked to remain closed until further orders. The entry and transportation of poultry products are also prohibited.
Also, an alert has been declared at Chakeri Airport. The airport staff has been instructed to give immediate information if dead birds are seen on the airport campus or anywhere nearby.
At the same time, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer of Amethi, Dr. MP Singh said that crows were found dead at different places in Kaiti village of Sangrampur police station area. Teams of forest officials and doctors have been sent to the village and samples of dead birds have been sent for examination. Shiv Bahadur Shukla, a resident of the village, told that the people of the village have been scared due to the death of the crows.
More than 400 birds died in Rajasthan
More than 400 birds died in various areas in Rajasthan on Sunday. Most of them are crows. Bird flu has already been confirmed in the state.
Officials said that with the death of 428 birds, the number of birds that have died in the state has increased to 2950 in the last few days. A sample of 51 dead birds from 13 districts was found positive. Among the birds killed on Sunday are 326 crows, 18 peacocks, 34 pigeons, and 50 others.
Kanpur: Chickens burnt in 15 sacks filled at the inner village-Jehanabad border
On Saturday night someone was dumped after filling the dead chickens in 15 sacks in a drain coming out of the village panchayat Kuankheda and Jehanabad (Fatehpur) border in the inner village development block area. On Sunday morning, dogs and jackals were seen tearing the sacks and eating chickens filled with them. Some sacks full of chickens were lying on the spot. The drain in which the dead chickens have been thrown falls on the Fatehpur border a hundred meters from the Kanpur border.
For the last few nights, someone here has been throwing dead chickens in sacks. On the other hand, the bodies of more than a dozen crows were found in the fields on the second day on Sunday in Mazra Gaholinpurwa village of the village panchayat Rawatpur Chaudhary. In the same village, more than 20 crows found dead on Saturday were burnt and buried on Sunday. After the death of about three dozen crows in two days, the villagers are in a panic.