Red Fort Shut For Public Till Republic Day After Bird Flu Found In Dead Crow Red Fort Shut For Public Till Republic Day After Bird Flu Found In Dead Crow The entry of public into the monument has been restricted till January 26 as a precautionary measure, an official said.
The Red Fort comes under alert zone and infected area, an official release said
New Delhi:
The sample of a dead crow from Delhi s Red Fort has returned positive for bird flu and orders have been issued to restrict the entry of public into the monument, officials said today.
Around 15 crows were found dead in the premises of Red Fort on January 10. A sample from a dead bird was sent to a Jalandhar-based laboratory for testing, Rakesh Singh, the director of the Delhi government s animal husbandry department, said.
Bird flu: Red Fort closed for public till January 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive
Around 15 dead crows were found dead in the premises of the monument on January 10. Jan 19, 2021 · 08:58 pm People arrive to visit the Red Fort on a smoggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi on November 10. | Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
A sample of a dead crow found in Red Fort in Old Delhi has tested positive for bird flu and orders were sent out to restrict the entry of visitors into the monument from Tuesday till January 26, reported PTI, citing authorities. Around 15 dead crows were found dead in the premises of the monument on January 10.
2287 Dead poultry found dumped near Chakki Ka Mor on the Parwanoo-Solan highway on January 8. 2021. Tribune photo
Ambika Sharma
Solan, January 18
Hundreds of dead chicks dumped along the Parwanoo-Solan section of the national highway from January 6-8 tested positive for avian influenza, Bhopal’s National Institute of High Security Animal Disease said in its report on Monday.
Virender Kanwar, minister for animal husbandry, confirmed the news and said avian influenza has been detected in the dead chicks dumped along the Parwanoo-Solan highway, according to the report the state government received on Monday.
“In view of this the ban on importing poultry items from neighbouring states has been extended for another week. Surveillance has been stepped up and the officials were keeping a strict vigil on the poultry farms in the district” added Kanwar.