Aizawl, Aug 13 : In the backdrop of reports death of a number of pigs in neighbouring Mizoram, the district administrations of Cachar and Hailakandi have taken a slew of precautionary measures.
While Cachar district administration has imposed a ban on import of pigs from Mizoram, Hailakandi district administration has been contemplating on sealing its border with Mizoram. As a precautionary step, a quarantine ward has been opened at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
Meanwhile, a report of bodies of at least ten pigs being noticed at Dholeswari river at Katakhal in Hailakandi has panicked people in the district. Mehdi Hasan, Range officer of Kukicherra, has reportedly confirmed the report and brought the matter into the notice of Deputy Commissioner Tapan Chanda Goswami.
Dhaleswari flows from Mizoram. Goswami has asked Hasan to submit a written report on the matter. He said that he would take up the matter with his counterparts in the neighbouring State.
Cachar district Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer Bijan Bihari Chakraborty said there are at least 60,000 pigs in the district, mostly in piggeries in Lakhipur and Rajabazar. So far no abnormality has been detected, he said.
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