Mass Fish Deaths At Tributary Of Meghalaya’s Umiam Lake

SHILLONG: At Umktieh Pyllun hamlet in the Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya, several dead fish were discovered in a stream of the Umiam lake, purportedly as a result of poisoning.

The Umktieh Pyllun and Khasi Students' Union (KSU) group has denounced a small group of people's "insensitive" deed of allegedly poisoning a tributary.

The poisoning caused a large number of fish of different species to perish. The two organisations have warned of harsh punishment for violators and forbidden any form of water tainting, net fishing, and tossing home-made explosives into the lake.

The Seng Samla Umktieh Pyllun and KSU Umktieh unit have demanded that individuals responsible for the event be held accountable right away and that the local aquatic life be protected.

They have also appealed to the population to be conscious of their acts and to be responsible for saving the environment from further damage.

Another case of deaths of multiple vultures has been reported from the state of Assam. A group of localities discovered seven dead vultures near Bogibeel in Dibrugarh along with several more in deteriorated health conditions.

The state of Assam has seen the death of vultures from time to time and generally poisoning of carcasses is the reason for the mass deaths of this scavenging avian species. The same has been speculated for this incident as well.

According to reports from the site of the incident, the dead vultures as well as multiple more in serious conditions were discovered. The Divisional Forest Officer of Dibrugarh had mentioned that they are suspecting poisoning. He also mentioned that the samples taken from the dead vultures were sent for testing to find the exact reason of the deaths.

He mentioned, “We are suspecting carcass poisoning. The last time we saw such cases, Diclofenac was found in the system of some cows. Diclofenac was used in the treatment of cattle which led to the poisoning of the vultures. After which the use of that chemical was banned.”

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