Chicken, egg mela attracts crowds
It was an evening of fun, entertainment, and mouthwatering egg and chicken snacks to dispel misconceptions and drive home a message that there is no truth in the rumors that the dreaded Coronavirus (Covid19) will be spread by chicken.
Worried that the baseless rumors linking the virus with chicken have hit the poultry industry and farmers, Telangana Poultry Federation, Telangana Poultry Breeders Association, National Egg Coordination Committee, and All India Poultry Development and Service Pvt Ltd., mounted a huge awareness campaign Chicken and Egg Melaat People’s Plaza, Necklace Road here on Friday.
The widely publicized event attracted thousands of people for an evening that doled out authentic and scientific information that people should not fear eating eggs and chicken that are rich in protein and nutrients based on some rumors spread by social media The consumption of chicken dropped by 30% and as a result, chicken prices also crashed.
Central and State governments and the World Health Organization issued statements that coronavirus would not be spread by consuming chicken and it was safe for people to eat chicken and eggs.
Health Minister Eatala Rajender said unnecessary scare was created by social media. There was not even a single case of coronavirus reported in Telangana.
Industries Minister K.T.Rama Rao said baseless rumors affected thousands of poultry farmers and he said they eat chicken and eggs daily at home.
support to the event and exhorted people not to believe baseless rumors and partook chicken and egg snacks to give confidence to people.
Thousands turned up for the event and consumed chicken and egg snacks.
The poultry industry got together to prepare 6,000 kg of chicken items.
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