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The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) says steps will be required to offer the research report on water
samples related to the death of several animals in the Beira Lake in Colombo, within 3 days.The Head of its Environmental Studies Division,
Shyamali Weerasekara, mentioned that additional action will be taken after the pertinent report is submitted to the Ministry of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources.Meanwhile, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council, Mohamed Ijas, stated that reports declaring
these animals died due to a chemical utilized by the Colombo Municipal Council can not be validated since yet.He likewise mentioned that out
of the 25 dead animals, the remains of 7 have actually been sent to the Homagama Veterinary Investigation Unit.However, he explained that
based on the tests performed there, it has actually been validated that this is not a case of bird flu.Commenting further on this, Mohamed
Ijas said: There were 25 dead animals
Of those, we referred about 7 to the Homagama Veterinary Investigation Unit
It has actually been validated that there are no bird influenza cases
We have actually also notified the Peradeniya Veterinary Investigation Unit
They have actually asked us to send all samples by Monday.He even more added that they might not validate for sure what the cause is at this
time and that the specific cause of death of the animals would be figured out based upon the outcomes of all lab tests.
