The Andhra Pradesh government has announced several measures to contain the outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in West Godavari, East Godavari, Krishna and NTR districts.
Bird flu scare in the state has led to the death of lakhs of poultry birds in the last three days.
Director of animal husbandry department Dr T Damodar Naidu has reviewed the situation in the morning and said a large number of deaths of poultry birds were reported from Velpuru village in Tanuku Mandal (West Godavari) and Kanuru Agraharam in Peravali Mandal (East Godavari) and several parts of Krishna and NTR districts in the last three days.
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Naidu also stated that strict control measures were in place to prevent further escalation.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh minister K Athcannaidu said there was no need to panic over the outbreak of Avian Influenza in the state as measures to control it are in place.
The Animal Husbandry Minister has warned against rumours.
To substantiate his claim, Naidu has said that only 5.4 lakh birds have died in the recent past, out of a total of 10.7 crore chickens across the state.
“The state government has become alert immediately and mobilised the official machinery to kill and bury about 14,000 leftover chickens and 340 eggs in four affected poultry (farms),” Atchannaidu told reporters on Wednesday at Undavalli near the CM’s residence.
The virus was first detected in Velpuru, West Godavari district and Kanuru Agraharam, East Godavari district prompting Animal Husbandry officials to begin culling birds at two poultry farms in the affected areas.
Amid reports of people avoiding eggs and chickens for some days, he assured that there was no need to worry, and added that the impact of the disease is waning.
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