In a shocking discovery, hundreds of dead chickens were found dumped in the Akkampalli reservoir in Telangana’s Nalgonda district, raising alarms over a potential bird flu outbreak in the area, according to local officials.
The incident has raised serious public health concerns as the reservoir supplies drinking water to both Hyderabad and Nalgonda districts. Authorities suspect that unidentified individuals are behind the disposal of the carcasses.
In response to the incident, the District Collector has launched an investigation and instructed authorities to identify and penalize those responsible. The local superintendent of police has initiated a thorough probe, while officials from the irrigation department, along with the Devarakonda RDO, have conducted site inspections.
The discovery has sparked panic among local residents, leading to demands for immediate actions to safeguard their drinking water source. Community members are calling for strict measures against the perpetrators of this environmental violation.
In effort to address public health concerns, officials have sent water samples for testing and are implementing precautionary measures to protect community safety.
