Over 20,000 chicken culled in Malda district

Malda (WB), Dec 20 (PTI) Over 20,000 chicken have been
culled in Malda district in eastern Indian state of West
Bengal where culling operation was continuing in some new
areas while mopping up operation had started in those areas
where culling has been completed, a top district official said
Saturday.

District Magistrate Sreedhar Ghosh said that around
20,875 chicken have been culled in 24 villages under Narhatta
and Kotwali gram panchayat of English Bazar Block of the
district till Friday night.

New culling operation was being carried out in some
villages under Mahispathani gram panchayat area under Old
Malda Block of the district Saturday, the DM said.

Mopping up operation was being carried out in the 24
villages under Narhatta and Kotwali gram panchayat of English
Bazar Block where culling had been completed, he said.

Asked about media reports of death of a large number of
birds and chicken in Alinagar area under Bargachi I gram
panchayat of Gajole Block of the district, Ghosh said "I have
not received any fresh report of any deaths of large number of
birds and chicken."

The DM was hopeful that the culling operation in the
district would be over by Saturday night. PTI CORR
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