Sunday, February 24, 2013

Bird flu scare: Expert team visits Chilika



BHUBANESWAR: A team consisting of six experts on Sunday visited the brackish water lake Chilika to take stock of the situation on the backdrop of the bird flu incident. Meanwhile, the State Government alerted the district administrations of Ganjam, Khurda and Puri to keep eye on the development.

The six-member team including deputy director of Bombay Natural History Society entered the Nalabana Island inside the lake and studied the condition of the birds and collected blood and excreta sample from the birds.

The expert team and the Assistant Conservator of Forests of Chilika Chandramani Behera said that they have requested the villagers near the lake periphery area to report them about the death of any bird so that they can immediately take steps to check the problem.

The experts said that the virus couldn’t live in such a warm climate. No need to be panicked, they added.         

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