Bird sacrifice banned at Manakamana, Kalika temples

GORKHA, Feb. 9: The District Livestock Service Office, Gorkha has prohibited sacrificing pigeons, roosters, ducks and other birds at the Manakamana Temple at Manakamana VDC and at the Kalika Temple in Gorkha Municipality in the district.



A meeting of chiefs of different offices based in the Gorkha district took this decision as a measure of high alertness to prevent the spread of bird flu after cases of this disease were found in Pokhara recently. [break]



Senior livestock service officer Chhetra Bahadur K.C. said the devotees will not be allowed to offer poultry sacrifice at the temples until further notice.



This step was taken for two months last year also following rumours of spread of bird flu in the district. However, the sacrifice of he-goats has not been banned at these shrines.

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