Police on borders to prevent poultry entry
With poultry transportation into Telangana from bird flu-hit states continuing, the state government asked the police to deploy forces at the border checkpoints to assist veterinary staff to prevent poultry transportation.
Hyderabad:With poultry transportation into Telangana from bird flu-hit states continuing, the state government asked the police to deploy forces at the border checkpoints to assist veterinary staff to prevent poultry transportation.
Senior police officials said they have asked superintendents of police (SPs) of border districts to deploy forces at the check posts to stop transportation from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Similarly, the government alerted district collectors to closely monitor the situation at border places while animal husbandry officials were instructed to send regular reports on bird flu impact in districts including Hyderabad.
The district collectors have given circulars to all veterinary staff to check the vehicles carrying poultry including eggs coming into Telangana. They were asked to take assistance from police as part of precautionary measures.
Following bird flu outbreak, sale and consumption of chicken and eggs was down in Telangana. In Hyderabad alone, on average the sale of chicken is between 7 lakh kg to 10 lakh kg per day. The rate of eggs in Hyderabad has come down following the outbreak. On February 1, egg price was Rs 4.80 per piece which has come down to Rs 4 now.
Mohammed Ali, a chicken shop owner at Secunderabad, was a worried man after his sales went down. There was an outbreak at poultry farms and the regular stock was also irregular. Customers did not prefer chicken due to bird flu.
Similarly, N. Ramnarayan Reddy, who runs a poultry farm at Sangareddy, said that the outbreak took place in their locality but is not in a dangerous situation. "The sudden outbreak of bird flu has impacted poultry business. The local veterinary staff visited the farm for verification," the poultry farmer said.
