29 more peacocks perish

MORENA, JULY 8. Twentynine more peacocks were found dead at Sitapur village in the district today, taking the number of birds dead during the last few days to 80.

the District Collector, Mr. Pramod Agrawal, told PTI that the deaths were caused by the birds consuming bajra containing pesticides.

Mr. R. S. Upadhyay, inspector of the Bamore police station, said the Collector and the Superintendent of Police rushed to the village. Earlier, the administration claimed to have rushed teams for preventing any more death.

The veterinary officer. Dr. S. Mishra, said the post- mortem report revealed that the death of 10 peacocks was due to the birds consuming foodgrains containing chemicals.

- PTI

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