Officials from the West Bengal animal resources development and health departments will meet the livestock commissioner of the central government on April 18 to discuss preventive measures needed to be taken to combat further outbreak of bird flu, state animal resources development minster Anisur Rahaman said here on Wednesday. The latest scenario in the state would also be discussed, he said.
Forty-seven districts in Bangladesh have been affected by the flu and “the Indian high commissioner in Bangladesh sent a letter to his counterpart to take preventive measures.” But since no step has been taken yet, the vulnerable border areas might get affected once again, the minister said.
The bird flu scenario in West Bengal has been under control since April 9, Rahaman said at an interactive session organised by the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry here on Wednesday.