Jharkhand on alert as bird flu cases reported in state-run poultry farm: Officials
Ranchi (PTI): The Jharkhand government has been on alert after bird flu cases have been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Bokaro district, officials said.
The presence of H5N1, a type of avian influenza A virus that causes disease in birds, was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as 'Kadaknath', at the farm in Lohanchal, they said.
"Kadaknath chickens died due to bird flu in a government poultry farm located in Lohanchal, as per report received from the laboratory...Areas within one km radius have been declared as affected zone and areas within 10 km radius declared as surveillance zone.
"Sale of chicken/duck will be banned in these areas," an official statement issued by Bokaro district administration said on Tuesday.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Arun Kumar Singh told PTI that the state was "on alert".
According to Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Kuldeep Chowdhary, a medical team has been constituted to keep a vigil on the border areas of the district and sampling of chickens/ducks from large poultry farms.
Besides, the medical team has been asked to collect samples of people living in the infected zone, while a separate ward has been set up at Sadar Hospital for the treatment of anyone infected with bird flu.
The administration has urged people to refrain from eating chicken/duck for a few days.
Symptoms of the infection in humans include severe upper back pain, fever, cough, shortness of breath, cold and blood in the sputum, the statement said.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
