No Bird Flu in Bijapur, people can continue to eat chicken, district administration tells people
Bijapur: Following reports of Bird Flu virus erupting in Kerala and the government of Karnataka also sounding alert in the State, the Department of Animal Husbandry has taken necessary precautions to prevent the spreading of the virus here.
Though the officials made it clear that the chances of Bird Flu entering Bijapur are negligible as Chicken is largely imported from Maharashtra in Bijapur where there is no case of Bird Flu being reported, however, they said, steps have been taken as precautionary measures.
Deputy Commissioner, P. Sunil Kumar has said that the District Administration has been monitoring the situation closely and keeping watch on birds.
“We have asked the local officials to keep visiting the poultry farms of the district to check their condition. We have already been conducting vaccination drives routinely. We have also appealed to the people to inform us about any suspicious death of any bird in their areas”, he said.
Confirming it, Pranesh Jagirdar, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry Department said that the veterinary doctors have been checking on the movements of the chicken, he said that regular monitoring of vehicles carrying chicken from Maharashtra is being conducted.
“We believe that the possibility of Bird Flu coming to Bijapur from Kerala is very remote, but still, we do not want to take any chances, therefore we are monitoring the situation”, he said.
Making it clear that so far, no case of Bird Flu was detected in the district, he has said people can eat the chicken without any fear.
“People can enjoy eating chicken without any fear as there is no case of Bird Flu in the district”, he said.
Jagirdar also said that the department would be calling the meeting of poultry farm owners to educate them about the matter and to dispel the fear of people.
“During the meeting, we will tell the farm owner about the bird flu and how to take care of their birds. At the same time, we will also try to dispel fear among the people. We request the people not to spread any rumors also which could cause heavy economic loss to the farm owner as it happened in case of COVID-19 when people spread misleading information that chicken is the reason for COVID infection”, he said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
