Guwahati: A veterinary doctor reported that the government in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district has killed over 700 pigs due to the African Swine Flu scare in the past two days.
According to reports, animal deaths have been occurring continuously for the past two weeks in the district’s rural areas. In the district’s Hata block, the first instance of an animal dying suddenly was discovered. Later, hundreds of dead animals, including cows, bulls, and pigs, were discovered in the Banawar area of the district within a week.
The people then reported the incident to the animal husbandry department, and once the department looked into it, they discovered that it was an African swine flu case.
Veterinarian Dr Somil Rai said, “After the instructions of the district administration, sampling of sick pigs was done and African Swine Flu was detected in the Hata and Banawar area of the district. The flu has been completely spread in the area as a result of which pigs are being killed in the area.”
“The pigs are killed on a large scale and the animal husbandry department is burying them with the help of JCB. More than 700 pigs have been killed and buried in the last two days,” Dr Rai added.
On the other hand, Damoh collector S Krishna Chaitanya said, “After confirmation of African Swine Flu, an advisory has been issued. Special precautions are being taken in the Hata and Banawar areas of the district.
Pigs are being killed continuously. Besides, if any swineherd is found heedless in this work then legal action will be taken against him.”