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NEW DELHI: A self-propelled railway track scavenging vehicle may soon replace manual scavenging and cleaning that is still practiced to remove human waste on railway tracks. The multifunctional vehicle requires only one person along with a driver to carry out the automatic cleaning of the track.
Developed by the Bhopal-based National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), it can be used as a material/ garbage transport vehicle from track to road by Indian Railways.
“It can also be used as maintenance/inspection vehicle and disinfectant spraying vehicle,” said the science ministry in a statement, noting that men and women are currently seen removing excreta from the tracks with brooms and metal plates despite the ban on manual scavenging in the country since 1993.
The crows were found dead under a tree at around 7 am on Sunday
PALANPUR: Death of 75 crows under mysterious circumstances has once again spread bird flu scare in Kimbuva village on Patan-Deesa highway, nearly 13km away from Patan.
The crows were found dead under a tree at around 7am on Sunday.
“The district veterinary team rushed to the spot. They collected carcass to ascertain the cause of death,” said Daxesh Patel, a member of village panchayat. Five carcasses have been sent for further investigation at Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, said district animal husbandry officer Dr Amit Joshi.
The National Zoological Park in Delhi is fully vigilant to prevent any further spread of bird flu cases in the zoo located on Mathura Road near the Purana Qila.The recent spate of Avian Flu outbreak has so far affected several states in India, .
VADODARA/ SURAT: Bird flu is spreading its wings dangerously in Gujarat.
Three days after the first case was reported from Manavadar taluka in Junagadh, bird flu cases have been confirmed from two more districts of the state – Vadodara and Surat.
After 2017, when the disease was confined in pockets of Ahmedabad, this is for the second time that the outbreak of the avian flu has surfaced in the state.
Samples of five crows from Vasantpura village of Vadodara’s Savli taluka and Memon Kabrastan from Bardoli town have confirmed that they died of the flu. The samples were sent to Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD).
VADODARA/ SURAT: Bird flu is spreading its wings dangerously in Gujarat.
Three days after the first case was reported from Manavadar taluka in Junagadh, bird flu cases have been confirmed from two more districts of the state – Vadodara and Surat.
After 2017, when the disease was confined in pockets of Ahmedabad, this is for the second time that the outbreak of the avian flu has surfaced in the state.
Samples of five crows from Vasantpura village of Vadodara’s Savli taluka and Memon Kabrastan from Bardoli town have confirmed that they died of the flu. The samples were sent to Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD).