All the three civic bodies in Delhi – north, south and east – on Wednesday banned the sale of chicken in their respective regions, following an outbreak of the avian influenza, or bird flu, in the national Capital, PTI reported. The municipal authorities have cautioned hotels and restaurants against serving poultry meat or egg-based dishes.
“All meat and poultry shops and meat processing units in areas under the NDMC [North Delhi Municipal Corporation], are prohibited to sell, store poultry or processed or packaged chicken meat with immediate effect, till further orders,” the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, which was the first civic body in Delhi to issue the directive, said in its order. The NDMC said that the order was issued in public interest and should be diligently complied with.
A South Delhi Municipal Corporation official said the civic body has also taken a decision to ban the sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat by shops and…