<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, as many as 171 birds died yesterday. According to a press note issued by the State Government, the samples of these birds were being sent to National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and Disease Investigation Section, Pune for testing. The government assured that wherever there were positive reports in Poultry Birds and Ducks, the process of declaring the Infected Zone and allied activities were initiated to enforce the prescribed preventive measures, as per the provisions of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009.<br />''<br />''According to government data, so far 7,12,172 poultry birds including 5,78,360 birds from Navapur, District Nandurbar, 26,03,728 eggs and 72,974 Kg poultry feed have been destroyed from the infected zone.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Maharashtra Government has released an amount of 338.13 lakh rupees for compensation to the poultry farmers where the culling of poultry birds, disposal of eggs and poultry feed have been carried out in the infected zone, for containment of Bird Flu.</span><br />