TNN | Oct 30, 2012, 04.20AM IST
BANGALORE: Ten teams are involved insurveillance work in the 10-km-wide affected zone around the Central Poultry Development Organization (CPDO) at Hesaraghatta. "Twenty-five rapid response teams are involved in the culling and disposal of the birds on the CPDO farm," says Aravind Jannu, principal secretary, animal husbandry department.
A school on the CDPO premises has been closed for 15 days, the official said.
Last week, an action plan was activated in the CPDO farm and its vicinity after tests confirmed that 3,481 turkeys had died of avian flu in the institute. About 800 turkeys were later culled.
An alert was sounded in 68 villages within 10 km of Hesaraghatta. About 1.5 lakh poultry birds are housed in the commercial and private farms in these villages.
The forest department has been alerted about the situation and directed to take up surveillance of stray, wild and migratory birds. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/25-teams-culling-and-disposing-of-birds/articleshow/17012911.cms
