The Uttar Pradesh (UP) authorities on Wednesday, Could 14, 2025, issued an order to close down the Etawah Lion Safari and Zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur after discovering affirmation a few fowl flu outbreak, reported the information company ANI.
The fowl flu was confirmed after the illness killed a tigress at Gorakhpur’s Shaheed Ashfaqulla Khan Zoological Park, in response to the information report.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the official determination, which was issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Anuradha Vemuri, in response to a press assertion cited within the company report.
How will the zoo deal with the fowl flu outbreak?
Throughout the week-long shutdown, Etawah Lion Safari and Zoos will carefully monitor all wild animals and make the mandatory medical preparations primarily based on the signs witnessed, in response to the company report.
The UP authorities has additionally issued particular directives which mandate the immediate reporting of surprising animal or fowl deaths, particularly if they’re linked to fowl flu, to make sure swift motion.
On Could 13, CM Yogi Adityanath performed a gathering together with his senior officers to debate and overview the State’s response plan for alerts on the H5 Avian Influenza virus. The H5 Avian Influenza virus is a extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus that impacts birds, notably poultry similar to chickens, geese, and turkeys.
Yogi Adityanath additionally met with the state’s departmental ministers and officers to overview the presentation of PWD, in response to the company report.
Earlier this week, on Monday, CM Yogi Adityanath launched a brand new scheme to advertise eco-friendly industrial items to ascertain Uttar Pradesh as an ‘Superior and Industrial State.’
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Growth Authority (YEIDA) has launched its initiative to facilitate the institution of business items within the authorised areas of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Bulandshahr districts, in response to the information company’s report, citing the official launch.
