Rajkot: Four crows of the ten sick ones rescued from Loj village of Mangrol taluka in Junagadh district died on Friday evening. The district administration has increased the surveillance in the area following alert with regard to bird flu. Officials have so far confirmed bird flu in samples collected from the carcass of two lapwings out of the 53 that were found dead near Kharo reservoir in Bantva taluka of Junagadh. According to Junagadh district administration, the dead crows are from the forest area. Talking to TOI, district collector P S Zamsingh said, “We are taking all the steps in wake of the bird flu alert. We have disinfected the area and surveying the villages from where the birds were found. Villagers have been asked to inform immediately if any symptoms are found in humans. Poultry farms are also under surveillance.” tnn