KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Chairman of the Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi has instructed the ministries and authorities concerned to do all the control the bird flu epidemic in the country. Regmi issued the instruction during his meeting with Minister for Health Bidyadhar Mallik and Agriculture Minister Tek Bahadur Gharti on Sunday.
"Chairman Regmi directed the ministers to make all necessary efforts and use all available techniques to control the disease," reads the statement issued by Bimal Gautam, press advisor to Chairman Regmi on Sunday. Regmi has taken stock of the latest situation of the disease and government efforts toward controlling it from the ministers and officials of other government bodies.[break]