# 1995
Ironically, not long ago it was India who was watching Bangladesh, fearful the bird flu virus would cross their common border, infecting their poultry.
Today, it is Nepal that is watching India with similar concerns.
Jhapa lies in the easternmost district of Nepal and is bordered by the Indian state of Bihar in the south and east, and the Indian state of West Bengal in the east
Bird Flu Alert Sounded in Jhapa
Published on 16 May, 2008 02:35:00
Jhapa district administration office has sounded alert to prevent bird-flu after the disease appeared in the Indian districts bordering Nepal.
Assistant Chief District Officer Laxman Prasad Hamal said a committees involving five poultry entrepreneurs and a security personnel has been formed in the areas where where veterinary service centres are available.The committees would spread awareness about the disease and ban import of chicken, ducks, vaccines and food grain according to Assistant CDO Hamal.
He said special measures have been taken to monitoring the possible spread of the disease in the bordering areas like Kakadbhitta, Prithvinagar and Bahundangi of Jhapa.
A team of officials from the Veterinary Service Department has reached the district to check the rising threat of spread of the disease due to importation of bird-flu in Jhapa.
Meanwhile, the Inaruwa temporary police post on Thursday destroyed 50 crates of eggs illegally imported from India on the suspicion of bird flu contamination.The eggs were seized yesterday were buried underground in the presence of four representatives of the Animal Quarantine Check Post Sirsiya.Earlier, the police post also had seized 175 broiler chickens and buried them, ASI Buddhi Chaudhary at the temporary police post Inaruwa told this daily.
