Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Amid the outbreak of bird flu in several states across the country, five birds were found dead at the city's prime tourist spot-Sukhna Lake triggering panic in the city.
Carcasses of four birds were found at the regulator end of Sukhna Lake on Wednesday while a carcass of Common Coot was found on Tuesday evening. A dead fish and frog were also found near Common Coot at the Lake.
After the deaths, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department has sent samples to the Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RDDL), Jalandhar for bird flu testing. More than 200 samples taken from poultry birds, water bodies, environmental elements in the city have been sent for testing.
The deaths of birds at Sukhna Lake ar...