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Four lakh birds culled in WB: Pawar

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Posted: Jan 16, 2008 at 1256 hrs IST

New Delhi, January 16: The government said on Wednesday that about four lakh birds have been culled in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in some parts of West Bengal.

A localised occurrence of the highly contagious Avian Influenza was reported from Birbhum and West Dinajpur districts of the state on Tuesday.

Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar said the nearby places have been alerted about the outbreak and preventive measures were being taken.

However, the minister said the situation was under control.

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