Nagaland: Eco, health risks prompt carcass dumping ban in Longleng

ASF outbreak in Nagaland’s Longleng: DC declares infected and surveillance zones

Kohima, July 4: Following the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in two villages of Nagaland’s Longleng district, Deputy Commissioner W. Manpai Phom on Thursday declared Pongching and Hamlikhong as ASF-infected zones. In fact, India recorded the first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the North-Eastern region (NER) in 2020. Phom further notified that a one-kilometre radius around the infected villages would be treated as the infected …

Nagaland: Eco, health risks prompt carcass dumping ban in Longleng

Kohima: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Longleng, Alongdhimen Jamir, has issued a strict prohibition against the dumping of animal carcasses, including pigs and other animals, at the Longleng Town Council (LTC) Municipal Dumping Site and other undesignated areas within municipal limits. The directive follows reports of unlawful dumping practices posing serious public health hazards […] The post Nagaland: Eco, health risks prompt carc…