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Govt asked to convince Goa to lift chicken ban Monday February 27 2006 10:01 IST BELGAUM: The directors of Kwality Animal Feeds Private Limited (KAFPL), Belgaum, has urged the state government to pressurise the government of Goa to lift the ban on import of chicken from Karnataka, which is free from infection. A memorandum regarding the same was submitted to Deputy Commissioner Dr Shalini Rajneesh, here recently. It stated that the company (KAFPL) was engaged in chicken production through contract farming in the district and about 70 farms were working under the same, producing and selling almost 10,000 birds a day. A large portion was sent to Goa, which was a major consumption centre. It also said that the bird flu incident in Maharashtra had prompted the ban from the Goa government importing chicken from any state. Though there was absolutely no threat of bird flu in Karnataka, the ban had resulted in complete halt of chicken trade between both the states. The trade ban had also resulted in stock piling of the grown-up broilers in the farms and was leading to uneconomical maintenance and deaths. The bird flu had created panic among the public as it curtailed the local consumption by 5 to 10%, the memorandum added. The memorandum asked the State�s help in convincing the people of Belgaum and Goa that the chicken produced in Karnataka were free from infection. It also asked the government to promote chicken consumption by organising chicken rallies and melas, which KAFPL was ready to sponsor. The memorandum was submitted by KAFPL directors, B U Beny, R S Mamdapur, Hamid Ankalgi, Shakeel Bagalkoti, P K Nakadi, Vilas Desai, Sayyad and others. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
