Bird Flu Scare: 8216;Centre not satisfied with WB8217;

The minister, however, did not specify exactly where the state government was lacking in its initiatives, but said that as per information available to her, compensation to poultry losers was not properly distributed.

Stating that the Centre was ready to help the state in every way to contain the disease, the Union Minister said, 8220;We have already sent masks and other things to the state, besides five ventilators for the hospitals. We have sent these even without the state government8217;s asking for them.8221;

In reply to a question, Lakshmi said that she would visit the affected districts on Saturday and would hold a review meeting with state Health Minister Surya Kanta Mishra on Monday.

On Friday, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had described the bird flu situation as 8216;very serious8217;.