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Bird flu: Culling to be completed today

KOTTAYAM: The culling of birds in places where bird flu was confirmed in the district is likely to be completed on Friday. On Thursday, 5,708 ducks in Kattamada region in Vechoor panchayat were culled and buried.

Till Thursday, a total of 16,976 ducks were culled in three places in the district. All birds in a radius of 1km of the place where bird flu is confirmed are being culled.

Meanwhile, in Alappuzha, 15,655 ducks were culled in the last two days. The culling process is expected to be completed in the district by Saturday. Bird flu has been confirmed in a few wards of Nedumudy and Karuvatta panchayats.

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