Via the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, a report by Tenzin Dhendup, Director General of the Department of Livestock: Bird flu containment update.
The team has been able to cover and carry out activities over a huge region which includes nine large areas (villages). We have been able to Depopulate, Decontaminate and Dispose of 173 numbers of birds. We worked in two shifts, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
It has been inconvenient but the team, even whilst wearing PPE (personal protection equipment), has been successful in working and running after the birds, especially with the extreme heat of the area.
We have also put in place the disinfection for the vehicles plying from Phuentsholing to Thimphu at Singhi bridge which falls at the end of Pasakha. As there is not a single appropriate place from Rinchending to Sorchen, the decision for the placement of the second disinfection spot may be placed more towards Kamji at a spot that has both a water source and an electricity supply. Therefore, a generator may be used.
We will be working with two groups matching our group with the availability of power spray machines. We will be covering at least 6 big villages.
We will be doing the 24 hrs decontamination along with decontamination after 7 days. It is a lot of work but nevertheless, I am very happy to report that after working for long hours, I can still see a lot of energy amongst our colleagues with a lot of positive energy. We estimate that we have another two days of hard work which our team is determined to take till the end.
