Around 30 birds were found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh creating a bird flu scare in the area. According to a local government veterinary officer “Twenty-eight crows and one pigeon were found dead in AIIMS, Rishikesh premises, one death was reported from Bees Bigha locality and two from Raiwala station.
Rishikesh Municipal Commission thinking of imposing a temporary ban on the sale of bird meat in the public interest if necessary.