Banglaesh Risks Tripura on Bird Flu Front

Banglaesh Risks Tripura on Bird Flu Front

Agartala (ABC Live): The Tripura Government has argued Indian union Government to take the issue of unchecked poultry movement from Bangladesh H5N1 virus affected areas through diplomatic channels.

Agartala (ABC Live): The Tripura Government has argued Indian union Government to take the issue of unchecked poultry movement from Bangladesh H5N1 virus affected areas through diplomatic channels.

Talking to ABC Live Aghor Debbarma, State Animal Resource Development Minister told that there are reports coming from border villages of Tripura that poultry products are coming to Tripura despite BSF and state forest departments officials efforts to check the illegal movements of poultry products from Bangladesh.

He also pointed out that 109 fresh case of fever suspecting of flu were detected in Bishalgarh subdivision of state where all required rapid action teams of health and other departments has been sent to check and control operation.

He categorically told ABC Live that up to now no confirmed case of  human avian influenza in state and they have adequate stock of medicine to take any situation.

It to remember that in 37 days of culling operation in state, over 0.2 millions chickens were killed in Kamalpur, Sadar and Bishalgarh subdivisions and nearly 87000 eggs also destroyed for preventive measures.

At last Minister has argued Indian the External Affairs Ministry to use its diplomatic channels to force Bangladesh government to take hard step in its bird flu affected regions adjourning India Bangla border.

Local inputs from ABC Live local correspondent Rajeshwari