Odisha govt mounts strict vigil to check Bird Flu ANI | Updated: Jan 08, 2021 05:02 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 8 (ANI): The Odisha government on Thursday directed the District Collectors, veterinary and forest officials to maintain active surveillance and monitor birds for any sign of suspected avian influenza (Bird Flu) and appropriate measures for controlling it, on priority.
Migratory birds are the carriers of Avian Influenza and it spreads through faecal droppings, shared feed and drinking water of the birds, the Odisha government said in a release.
In Odisha, water bodies like Chilika lake, Anshupalake, Bhitarkanika Wild Life Sanctuary, and Hirakud Dam are the places where there is concentration of migratory birds, they added.
No bird flu cases in Odisha, people can consume poultry products: Government PNN & Agencies
Bhubaneswar: Amid bird flu scare following the death of over 100 poultry birds in Khurda district, the Odisha government has asked people not to panic over the incident as the avian influenza virus test came negative in all five selected samples.
The Fisheries and Animal Resource Development Department in a statement said Thursday that people can consume chicken meat, eggs and other poultry products produced after properly cooking them.
Panic sparked after around 120 poultry birds were found dead at Govindpur village of Badaberana Gram Panchayat under Begunia block of Khurda district.
Odisha govt gives nod to consume poultry products as State records no bird flu cases
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Published: Friday, January 8, 2021, 9:34 [IST]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 08: Amid bird flu scare following, the death of over 100 poultry birds in Khordha district, the Odisha government on Thursday asked people not to panic over the incident as the avian influenza virus test came negative in all five selected samples.
The Fisheries and Animal Resource Development Department in a statement said that people can consume chicken meat, eggs and other poultry products produced in the state after properly cooking them.
Panic sparked after around 120 poultry birds were found dead at Govindpur village of Badaberana Gram Panchayat under Begunia block of Khurdha District.
Sindri: The once monocropping district of Dhanbad, where farmers could only depend on paddy for earning their livelihood, now boasts of cultivating strawberry, tomato, watermelon, ginger and chilli, among others, organically across all its fields. So much so that now even the educated youngsters are taking up organic farming in the country’s coal capital.
For instance, commerce graduate Rinku Shaw, who is a resident of Topatand village under Nirsa block in the district, is currently engaged in strawberry cultivation. “I had around two acres of land and I took eight acres from the villagers on lease and through my associate in Ranchi, I bought the saplings from Mahabaleshwar. Despite facing difficulties in finding a market for the produce due to the lockdown last year, I earned nearly Rs 3 lakh in just six months by selling strawberries,” Saw said. He added that the training he received from scientists at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in the district and from a private firm i
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