Sambhar Lake Rajasthan: The world well-known Sambhar Lake is adjoining to Navan city of Didwana district, which is world well-known for the salt trade. Thousands of birds come to this lake after crossing the seven seas to fill their stomachs, however now this lake is changing into a graveyard for the speechless birds. A virus referred to as ‘Botulism’ is as soon as once more wreaking havoc on the migratory birds coming to Sambhar Lake, resulting from which migratory birds are dying day-after-day. The demise of birds in Sambhar Lake has as soon as once more shocked the administration and has additionally anxious hen watchers.
Let us inform you that birds have been dying constantly for the final a number of days in Sambhar Lake adjoining to Nawan metropolis of Didwana district. In the previous couple of days alone, greater than 250 birds have died within the Sambhar Lake space. Bodies of 32 migratory birds have been recovered from Sambhar Lake final night time itself. The administration is on alert mode after the demise of the birds. Under this, at this time additionally on the day of Diwali, a particular marketing campaign is being carried out and a rescue operation is being carried out within the lake. Yesterday itself, 32 birds have been discovered lifeless through the rescue operation.
Sick birds have been additionally taken to the rescue middle
All the folks collectively are eradicating the our bodies of lifeless birds from the lake space, in addition to looking for injured and sick birds and taking them to the rescue centre.
The rescue crew is inspecting the islands fashioned at numerous locations within the lake and bringing sick birds from there for remedy. It is being advised that the earlier lifeless and sick birds are faraway from the lake, the earlier the unfold of botulism could be stopped.
What is botulism virus? How does this virus have an effect on?
Botulism is a illness that paralyzes birds. Botulism is a severe neuromuscular illness attributable to a toxin produced by a bacterium referred to as Clostridium botulism. This illness impacts the nervous system of birds, resulting from which their wings and legs grow to be loosely paralyzed and the neck begins touching the bottom. In a means, the hen will get paralyzed and the hen isn’t ready to face, resulting from which it dies.
District Collector had given directions for rescue operation
After the continual demise of migratory birds in Sambhar Lake, Didwana District Collector Pukhraj Sen had inspected Sambhar Lake final day and directed the administration, forest division, animal husbandry division and SDRF officers to instantly conduct a rescue operation within the lake space to save lots of the birds. Instructions got.
District Collector Pukhraj Sain stated that our effort is to cease the sequence of deaths of birds within the lake space. The sick birds have been rescued and despatched to the rescue middle arrange by the veterinary division. Where sick birds are being handled. For this, SDRF crew has additionally been referred to as from Nagaur which is visiting your entire lake space and rescuing the birds.
Death of the Northern Shoveler, Swickle
Among the birds whose lifeless our bodies have been present in Sambhar Lake, Northern Shoveler and Swallow are distinguished. These are migratory birds, which come from America, Africa, Europe emigrate to Navan – Sambhar Lake and amongst them, the favourite place for migration of birds together with Flamingo, Northern Shoveler and others is Sambhar Lake and Didwana Salt Lake.
25 thousand birds died in 2019
In the yr 2019 additionally, 25000 migratory birds died in Sambhar Lake, which was the primary incident of mass hen mortality in India. Research additionally revealed that resulting from extreme rainfall in July and August 2019, the salt degree in Sambhar Lake had decreased, creating the precise setting for micro organism to develop. Similarly, this yr additionally resulting from extreme rainfall, the concern of comparable hen tragedy has began troubling us once more.
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