DELHI, U’KHAND MAHA AMONG 10 STATES TO DECLARE BIRD FLU OUTBREAK
As many as 10 states have reported confirmed cases of the bird flu in the country, the Centre informed on Monday, with Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand becoming the latest states to report avian influenza.
The outbreak was confirmed in seven states — Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh — as on January 10. On Monday, bird flu has also been confirmed in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra.
While crows and ducks were reported dead at a lake in New Delhi, Poultry in Parbhani district and crows in Mumbai, Thane, Dapoli, Beed have reported cases of the bird flu in Maharashtra. Death of crows was confirmed in Kotdwar and Dehradun districts of Uttarakhand.
“Till January 11, 2021, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in 10 states of the country,” the department of animal husbandry and dairying said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the department said that ICAR- NIHSAD has confirmed the death of crows and migratory/wild birds in Tonk, Karauli, Bhilwara districts of Rajasthan as well as Valsad, Vadodara and Surat districts of Gujarat.
NEW DELHI: Though the ongoing pandemic has slowed down the pace of realising $5 trillion economy, but India will certainly achieve it, said said Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday.
“Reforms have been done in many sectors including the pharma, infrastructure and space sectors during Covid-19. The pandemic may slow down the speed to realise the dream of becoming a $5 trillion economy but we will certainly achieve it,” Shah said.
The Union minister was speaking here during the launch of the ‘Single Window Clearance System’, an online platform to obtain clearances for smooth operationalisation of coal mines. He said the coal sector of the country needed transparency and utilisation of its full potential and under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government the much-needed push was given to the sector.
“The coal sector of the country needed transparency and utilisation of its maximum potential. Looking at the coal sector from a distance, there used to be a feeling that the contribution of the coal sector to the country’s economy is not getting even a third of its contribution. There were many hurdles, but policy changes started from the time the government was formed under the leadership of PM Modi, which gave momentum to the sector,” Shah said.
Union minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi was also present on the occasion