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Railway bans serving chicken, egg dishes on trains
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Delhi: In view of the incidents of bird flu, the Ministry of Railway
to imposed ban on serving of chicken dishes and eggs in any form from
any Railway static catering units and mobile catering units with immediate
effect. Instructions to this effect have been issued to all zonal railways
and to the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC),
said an official release of the Minister of Railway. Bird flu, also known
as avian flu, is a highly contagious disease, which is spread by H-5 N1
virus. The infection occurs though contact with poultry products and chances
of infection among the catering staff handling raw meat and eggs, and
the passengers in the present circumstances is very high. A close watch
is being kept on the progress of the disease in other parts of the country
and further orders will follow depending upon the progress of the disease.
-Feb 21, 2006
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