New Delhi: Culling operations in Bird flu hit West Bengal inched towards completion today as no fresh mortality of poultry was reported from the state.

The cumulative mortality of poultry birds remains at 1,33,135, which has been reported from the affected districts of the state, the Union Animal Husbandry Department said here.

There are no further reports from the HSADL, Bhopal, of any sample testing positive from any part of the country, including West Bengal, it said.

The state has completed culling of 49,321 birds, taking the cumulative figure of culling done so far to 37.82 lakh. The revised culling target is 38.56 lakh.

Meanwhile, preventive culling undertaken in Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts of neighbouring Assam has been completed. Mopping up operations are currently underway there.

In Bihar, culling of 95,270 birds has so far been done. In Jharkhand the operations are tentatively scheduled to begin on February 14.

Source : PTI