Culling in 7 centres to be over soon

Staff reporter GUWAHATI, Jan 3 – The State Veterinary Department has issued sanitisation certificates against eleven epicentres of the dreaded bird flu to the Government of India. In the rest seven epicentres, culling and consecutive operations are expected to be over within a day or two. Official sources here said that the Government of India has asked the State Government to go for the post-operative surveillance programme (POSP) in the areas where culling and subsequent cleaning operations are over. The Deputy Commissioners of the district have been asked to conduct the POSPs in accordance with the World Organisation of Animal Health. POSPs are expected to start in the bird flu-hit areas at the earliest, said the sources.Culling operations are expected to be over in the 3 km radius areas around Chalchali Gaonburhachawk village in Nagaon district. Rangamati, Urput Maniari Tiniali and Manahkuchi in Kamrup district by tomorrow or day after tomorrow. However, due to resistance from the people, administration has to requisition the services of the police in Bardulipara area in Baksa district to launch culling operations, said the sources.In Nilibari area, culling operations are over and mopping operations are expected to be over there within a day or two.Meanwhile, cleaning and dis-infection operations are over in the Doloigaon Uzanpara areas in Bogaigaon district, said the sources.Government of India observers Dr D Biswas, Dr Sukumar Banerjee, Dr P P Pant, Dr S Manna, Dr K Ali and Dr Kalyan Roy are overseeing the operations in the bird flu-hit areas as Central Observers, said the sources.Till January 2 evening, the State Government has paid an amount of Rs 1,62,45,109 to the affected farmers as compensation. Till last evening, 4,83,883 poultry were culled and 1,62,724 eggs and 12,761 kgs of poultry feed were destroyed in the bird flu-hit areas, said the sources. source: assam tribune