The legislature on Wednesday put poultry ranches, wholesale markets and avian problem areas under watch after the demise of 10 transient winged animals at the capital's zoo started fears of what could be the bird flu flare-up in Delhi.
The Delhi zoo has been shut for three days as a prudent step, Delhi advancement serve Gopal Rai said.
There was a probability of the infection tainting people on the off chance that they devour or handle sullied chicken, he said.
In spite of the fact that there are no known instances of human passings from bird flu in India, lakhs of poultry and different feathered creatures have been separated over a few states throughout the years to contain the exceptionally infectious illness.
Around the world, 60% of the people contaminated by the H5N1 infection pass on, as indicated by accessible information.
The World Health Organization says the infection can bring about fever, hack, sore throat, pneumonia, respiratory ailment and, in extreme cases, passing in people.
Specialists said Delhi's extensive pigeon populace could possibly swing to transporters and spread the infection over the capital, a pressed city-state with an expected 1.86 crore individuals.
"We have chosen to check whole Delhi. We have requested that the office check conceivable spots where fowls are probably going to come. We have sent a group to the Okhla haven and Nizamuddin, where flying creatures are sold, Yamuna Diversity Park in Wazirpur, Najafgarh empty and Ghazipur separated out of sending a 10-part group at the zoo," said Rai.