SILCHAR: An "unknown" disease has killed a large number of pigs in Barak Valley's Cachar district in the past few weeks, sources said.
Locals said carcasses of over a hundred pigs have been found in Tikargram, Arunachal, on the outskirts of Silchar town. The carcasses are lying in the backyard of Krishi Vigyan Kendra and beside the railway tracks, among other areas.
Rajnagar gaon panchayat member Gopal Paul said on Friday that a large number of pig carcasses have been found in Arunachal, which are giving off unbearable stench but no step has been taken by the district administration to clear them.
Dr M Sarkar of the Silchar Veterinary Hospital on Saturday said pigs often suffer from swine flu but the reason behind the deaths in Arunachal is not yet known. The veterinary department has started a probe, he said.
