Crows may have been poisoned, says ARD minister

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Posted online: Monday , February 25, 2008 at 01:56:50
Updated: Monday , February 25, 2008 at 02:16:26

Kolkata, February 24 More crow deaths were reported even as a definite cause for the deaths still eludes government agencies.

Fresh crow deaths were reported from Park Circus and Chetla and a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) team visited these areas today. The state animal resources development (ARD) minister has, however, indicated they may have been poisoned.

“I have asked my department to look into the matter. Test results from samples are yet to arrive. But as far as I know, the crows may have died because they were poisoned. Generally, crows are not carriers of bird flu. In Kolkata, hens and ducks did not die but crows did. Therefore, it is unlikely that bird flu might have caused the deaths. I request people not to panic,” said state ARD minister Anisur Rahaman.

The minister said rumours were to blame for creating the panic. “In some areas, even if a goat or cow died, the locals attributed it to the bird flu. We have to educate them,” he added.

Fresh samples were collected from Chetla and Park Circus.

The sale of poultry products, meanwhile, slumped once again after the news of crow deaths spread. “After the state-wide ban was lifted recently, poultry sales were rising. But now after the crow deaths people are not buying chicken again,” said Naresh Khatua, a chicken vendor at Kankurgachi market.

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