Bird flu recurrence exposes government failure: Kodikunnil Suresh

Key Highlights

• The lack of proactive surveillance, early detection systems, and adequate biosecurity support for traditional open duck farming has once again left farmers vulnerable to sudden losses,” Mr.
• Suresh said.
• The Mavelikara MP criticised the government’s reactive approach of resorting to large-scale culling and a ban on the movement of poultry only after the disease had spread across multiple local bodies.
• He said such measures, while necessary, underlined the absence of long-term, scientific, and region-specific strategies to manage avian influenza in high-risk areas like Kuttanad.
• The MP demanded that the government ensure fair and timely compensation to all affected farmers.