Central panel to monitor bird flu threat

New Delhi, October 22

The Centre today formed a three-member committee to keep a watch on the bird flu situation which has so far killed 24 birds in the Capital.

“Constant vigil being observed by government agencies in and around National Zoological Park to monitor and contain H5 Avian Influenza…in coordination with state-level agencies. @moefcc has constituted a three-member committee to keep a close watch over the developments,” Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said in a series of tweets.

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The Delhi Government has shut the Hauz Khas Deer Park amid the bird flu scare. It has also cancelled leaves of all officials of the Delhi Animal Husbandry Department. However, it has ruled out any threat to human beings due to the bird flu because the strain of the virus is “less infective”. — PTI