By NNN-PTI
Kolkata, India : With the detection of fresh cases of bird flu in another block of the affected Howrah district, West Bengal state steps are being taken to keep Kolkata insulated from the disease.
State minister Anisur Rehman told PTI poultry products from the affected areas would not be allowed to enter Kolkata.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has formed eight teams to keep the metropolis insulated from bird flu which has already reached adjoining Howrah and Hooghly districts.
The teams were moving in different parts of the city to monitor the situation.
The disease has gripped 11 of the 19 districts of the state, where nearly 13.50 lakh birds were culled till Saturday and another eight lakh remained to be culled. (One Lakh: 100,000)
The affected districts are Birbhum, South Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Burdwan, Bankura, Malda, Coochbehar, Hooghly, Purulia and Howrah.
Culling was over in Hooghly, Burdwan, Bankura, South Dinajpur and Nadia districts.
With an improvement in the weather Sunday, Rapid Response Teams were hopeful of meeting their daily culling targets.
Rains had hampered culling in many areas Saturday.
Eleven teams were carrying out culling operations at Panchla block in Howrah district, which tested positive for bird flu Saturday. Over 2000 poultry were culled in the block till 9 pm lSaturday night.