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Centre reviews bird flu situation

NEW DELHI: With the latest outbreak of bird flu in Jalpaiguri, a district of bordering Bangladesh, the Central government on Friday reviewed the situation at a high-level meeting here on Friday.

Union Cabinet Secretary B.K. Chaturvedi convened a meeting with West Bengal Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb here to discuss the situation in the State. There have been fresh outbreaks in the last few weeks.

First, Malda district was declared bird flu-affected. About 45,000 birds would be culled there. On Thursday, the Union government declared Jalpaiguri also bird flu-hit. Sources said the Cabinet Secretary offered help to contain the situation. India cannot declare itself free from bird flu unless there is no case of avian influenza in the country for at least three months.

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