<span style="color: #222222;">Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has said that  cases of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in poultry at Central Poultry Development Organization CPDO, in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Kheda Road,in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  Further,  Avian Influenza has also been confirmed in crows at Panna, Sanchi, Raisen, Balaghat, and in birds at Sheopur and Mandsaur districts of Madhya Pradesh as well as  Bastar and Dantewade  districts of Chhattisgarh.   The Ministry said, Avian Influenza  has also been confirmed in crow samples from Haridwar and Lansdowne forest range of Uttarakhand. Additionally, in Delhi, Heron sample in Rohini has aslo tested positive.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  In Maharashtra, culling of poultry birds is underway in all the affected epicentres including CPDO, Mumbai. Further, in Madhya Pradesh, Rapid Response Teams  have been deployed and culling operation of poultry is also continuing in the epicentres of Haryana. The Ministry said, the central team formed for monitoring the situation in the affected areas of the country are visiting the affected sites and conducting epidemiological studies. It said, states have been requested to rethink their decisions to impose ban on sale of poultry and poultry products and allow such selling sources from the non-infected areas and states. Consumption of well cooked chicken and eggs are safe for humans.   The Ministry said, in order to contain the incidences of Bird Flu without delay, the exercise of the powers conferred under Prevention And Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, the state government has delegated all its requisite powers on District Collectors within their local jurisdiction in the state for prevention, control and eradication of Avian Influenza.</span><br />''  <br />