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Amid bird flu outbreak, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to March 8, on an application sought to seek direction to ensure that no birds are slaughtered in and around the 'Ghazipur Murga Mandi' in Delhi.The bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the plea with the main matter, which is scheduled for hearing on March 8, 2021.Senior Advocate Raj Panjw appeared for Petitioner earlier and stated that slaughtering of birds in a livestock market without appropriate licenses and in absence of the infrastructure mandated by law makes it a hot spot for the spread of diseases.The plea was moved by mals Right Activist Gauri Mulekhi. Through this application, it stated that the lack of hygiene is recorded and is evident in Ghazipur Murga Mandi is making it a breeding ground for the outbreak of a pandemic or susceptible to the current outbreak of Avian Influenza and thus is imposing severe danger to public health and safety.The application was moved in an ongoing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that poultry birds are being traded and slaughtered illegally at the Ghazipur mandi in East Delhi.According to the main PIL, the rampant illegal slaughter of approximately 2.5 lakhs poultry birds every day by wholesale traders in Ghazipur Murga Mandi is a violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to mals Act, 1960 and other laws related to that.The fresh application states that there has been a bird flu/Avian Influenza outbreak in the country. The outbreak has occurred in Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana which has lead to the death and culling of thousands of birds and mals.The Department of mals Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has set up a control room in New Delhi to take stock on a daily basis of preventive and control measures undertaken by State Authorities."The Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan are the major suppliers of poultry birds to Ghazipur Murga Mandi situated in East Delhi. In the past, Ghazipur Murga Mandi has been the epicentre for Avian flu outbreak in Delhi, because of its unchecked transportation and slaughtering of lakhs of birds on a daily basis that are brought from other states," plea states.Plea alleges that Ghazipur Murga Mandi, is the biggest illegal chicken slaughter hub of NCT of Delhi. It functions in complete disregard to law and follows no veterinary health check protocols. More than 2 lakh birds that are brought into this market daily and are not screened for any disease. No ante-mortem or post mortem is performed nor are any heath records of the birds maintained. This place is not only an illegal slaughter area but is also a breeding ground for pathogens and diseases.Unhygienic conditions in which the Ghazipur Murga Mandi operate in absence of any health check of birds make the Avian Influenza easily spread in this market and could impose severe danger to public health and safety.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Amid bird flu outbreak, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to March 8, on an application sought to seek direction to ensure that no birds are slaughtered in and around the 'Ghazipur Murga Mandi' in Delhi. ...