Local administrations have started taking measures to prevent the possible spread of the bird flu from India. Concerned officials have urged the general public to remain on alert against the possible entry of the disease in the country.

Siraha district administration has already banned the import of poultry products from India after cases of bird flu were reported in Bihar.

Chief District Officer Balkrishna Panthi told media that the District Administration Office (DAO) has put the police and customs officials at high alert to check the import of such products.

Siraha district, a part of Sagarmatha zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia.

Meanwhile, the Jhapa district administration has strictly banned import of live birds and poultry products from across the border. Strict vigil is being maintained in the areas bordering West Bengal, India, citing a bird flu scare.

The District Livestock Office confirmed that no symptom of the bird flu has been detected in Jhapa.

Jhapa district, a district of Mechi zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal.

It borders Ilam district in the north, Morang district in the west, the Indian state of Bihar in the south and east, and the Indian state of West Bengal in the east.