Statesman News Service
MALDA, March 27: The district veterinary hospital, which is located at animal resources development farm campus, remained closed for the past one weekdue to fresh outbreak of Bird Flu. Several people faced problems with their ailing animals getting no medical treatment from the hospital. Many returned along with the ailing animals without treatment even today. “We had to shut down the hospital after confirmation of Bird Flu in the campus. We will reopen it after two days after completion of disinfection. Today we have started disinfection work there”, said Mr N K Shit, the deputy director, ARD in Malda.According to him, our employees who lived in the staff quarters of the campus had been shifted and they would be returning after complete disinfection of the farm. The deputy director, Mr Shit, also disclosed that not only the district animal hospital but also medical services in the block level centres had been hampered seriously due to fresh outbreak of Bird Flu. For culling operation veterinary officers and other staffs were engaged in culling and moping operation in the second phase. Earlier those staffs were engaged in the Murshidabad, Birbhum , South Dinajpur and Chanchal in Malda. Since the block animal health centres were being affected and people did not get medical services for their animals. “Besides many developmental programmes like artificial insemination and animal census have been hampered due to outbreak of Bird Flu in last two months”, said Mr. N K Shit. “But we have nothing to do at this moment”, he added.
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