The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) yesterday has set up a control room in the DCC to receive any information on outbreak of bird-flu and called for removal of the dead chicken, duck, pigeon or crow in the city area.

An emergency review meeting of the DCC today took the decision for setting up of the control room with telephone numbers 9556014 and 9004734.

Veterinary officer of the DCC Dr Azmat Ali will be in charge of the control room.

The meeting decided to provide special drum and container in 50 kitchen markets in the city to keep the dead fowls and leftovers of the poultry birds and carry the wastes in special container to Matuail landfill to bury.

Chief Executive Officer of the DCC M Alauddin presided over the meeting while secretary Golam Mostafa and heads of different sections and senior officials were present.

The meeting discussed the programmes jointly taken by the DCC and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in the city to control the outbreak of the bird-flu.