Saturday, September 13, 2025
spot_img

ASF grips Ri-Bhoi villages, 259 pigs dead

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

SHILLONG, May 9: As many as 259 pigs have died in Ri-Bhoi district in the last one-and-half months due to African Swine Fever (ASF).
Principal Secretary of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry department, GHP Raju on Monday said 259 pigs have died in four villages in Ri-Bhoi due to confirmed ASF.
“Suspected ASF cases were reported in Meghalaya after a large number of pigs died of ASF in Mizoram and Tripura,” he said.
The first case of ASF in Ri-Bhoi was reported on April 13 following which notifications were issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, banning slaughter, movement of pigs and supplies at Umshorshor village which was declared as the epicentre of ASF. Villages falling within one-km radius of Umshorshor were designated as ‘infected zones’ while all villages falling within a 10-km radius of the epicentre were declared as ‘surveillance zone’.

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

BJP fumes over AI-generated video of PM Modi, his mother

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: The BJP and its allies on Friday lashed out at the Congress after the...

A·doko PMGSY project-rangko name chu·sokatjaenga: Mukul

SHILLONG: Meghalaya a·doko PMGSY project-rangna seokani aro kam ka·ani bewalrangko Sukrobar salo Opposition dolni dilgipa Mukul Sangma, Autumn...

Justice Soumen Sen-ko M’laya HC-ni CJ-na minga

SHILLONG: September-ni 5 tariko kamoni neng·takanggipa Meghalaya High Court-ni Chief Justice, Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji-ni biapko ra·rikna gita...

Raksamgre-ni MLA-ko Assembly-ni gital Dy Speaker-na seoka

SHILLONG: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly-ni gital Deputy Speaker-ko seokna election-ko ong·atanio Opposition dolrangoni susagipa dongjahani gimin Sukrobar salo, National...