Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed that all efforts should be made for the prevention and control of bird flu, an infectious disease found in chickens in Madhya Pradesh. Even though such cases have not come up in Madhya Pradesh, all precautions should be taken.
Chouhan held a meeting with senior officials at his residence in the morning on Wednesday to review efforts being taken for prevention and control of bird flu in the state. Presently there is no such problem in the state, necessary precautionary measures have been taken. The districts have been made aware of the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Poultry will be banned for a limited period from the border states of Kerala including South India. This temporary prohibition has been imposed as a precautionary measure.
This step has been taken as a precaution after reports of death of crows in some places of the state. Confirmation of the disease is awaited from National Institute of High Security Diseases (NISHAD) in the districts from where such news has been received. As a precautionary measure, an alert has been issued for control and mitigation of disease throughout the state.
Chouhan issued instructions to follow the guidelines in the districts. Along with this, instructions were given to Animal Husbandry Department and allied departments and agencies to be vigilant in this matter, conduct random checks and provide necessary information to the public. He said that the poultry farms in places where deaths of birds have been reported, should also be monitored as a precautionary measure. It was informed in the meeting that daily status of bird flu in the state is being conveyed to the Government of India.
Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Animal Husbandry J.N. Kansotiya, Additional Chief Secretary Public Health and Family Welfare Mohammad Suleman and other officials were present.