Agar Malwa: The scenario pertaining to avian flu in Agar Malwa district has turn out to be essential as hundreds of herons and other birds have been located dead apart from crows in the district on Tuesday.
The report received from Bhopal-primarily based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed the bird flu infection amongst birds, which died lately. The administration has gone into higher alert mode as Agar Malwa is situated on Rajasthan border. Recently, bird flu or avian influenza or H5N8 was confirmed in Rajasthan’s Jhalawad district and adjoining places. Local residents who are panicky mentioned they saw quite a few crows dead on road in final 3 to 4 days. Now, other birds have also began to die.
Keeping in view the severity, the municipality collected dead birds and buried them in a pit at trenching ground on Tuesday. They sanitised places by spraying chemical at areas exactly where dead birds have been located. The municipality has asked residents to inform them about dead birds and avert dogs and other animals from consuming the dead birds.
Forest division deputy ranger Ashok Dewada mentioned 15 dead crows have been buried at trenching ground on Tuesday. Dewada mentioned group had sent handful of samples to Bhopal-primarily based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory for testing to ascertain the actual lead to of death.