Agartala: After
Mizoram now African Swine flu virus has been detected in the Kanchanpur
sub-division of Tripura's North district which shares the inter-state border
with Mizoram.
According to a press statement of government the North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Lab (NERDDL) in Guwahati, after testing RTPCR on a sample of pig tissue which was sent from Tripura, said it contained the African swine fever virus. Therefore, to control the disease and prevent infection, the Exotic Pig Breeding Farm in Kanchanpur has been declared as the epicenter of the disease in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act.
According to this law, 1 km area around the place of origin will be considered as an infected zone and 10 km area will be considered as a surveillance zone. Therefore, some restrictions have been issued on the basis of this announcement from the Department of Animal Resources Development.
The government administration has said that no live pigs or pork food, can be taken out of this area, and also all these things cannot be brought in this area from outside.
"No freight vehicle can carry any pig out of this area. However, animals (pigs) can be transported through this zone by road or rail unless any animal is unloaded from the vehicle in this area. No live or dead pigs suspected to be infected with African swine fever can be taken away from the area. A person who has been exposed to or infected with suspected African swine fever shall not be allowed to carry pork food, carcasses, skin or any other substance. Animal gathering or animal fair also exempted", the press statement of government informed.
In accordance with the provisions of the said Act, the concerned staff of all the Municipalities and Panchayats, Rural Development, Revenue Department and Agriculture Department shall assist the Animal Officer in discharging their duties.
"If a person throws or orders / approves the dumping of the carcass of an infected animal in a river, reservoir, canal or any other reservoir, it will be considered as a punishable offense and hence he may be jailed or fined or both", it added.
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