Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- Amidst fear of bird flu cases, dead chickens were found dumped in the Akkampally reservoir of Telangana in Nalgonda district on Friday, February 14.Unidentified individuals reportedly dumped the chickens in the reservoir and fled from the spot.

Soon after, officials of the revenue and irrigation department inspected the reservoir. On orders of the district collector Ila Tripathi, superintendent of police (SP) Sharath Chandra Pawar is investigating the case.

The Akkampally reservoir provides drinking water to many parts of Hyderabad.

The incident comes amid the rising fear of bird flu in Hyderabad after cases of a highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) were reported in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.

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