More areas in Pb notified as ASF-affected zones

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday declared Aara Market in Faridkot city and Lalewal village in Nawanshahr district as African swine fever (ASF)-affected zones following confirmation of samples.Laljit Singh Bhullar, minister for animal husbandry, fisheries and dairy development, said restrictions under Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act and the National Action Plan for Control, Containment and Eradication of African Swine Fever (June 2020) have been strictly imposed. tnn