Though the swine flu virus is yet to be detected in the country, sale of pork has dipped to a record low in Mizoram's capital, pork sellers in Aizawl market said today.
Hmuna, a pork seller, told PTI that the sale of item has gone down considerably since last week but has somehow managed to keep the price at Rs 160 per kg.
Meanwhile, beef, mutton and chicken sales have gone up and shoppers are leaving early in the day to get the 'good' portion of the non-veg items.
C. Sangnghina, director of the state AH and Veterinary department said that no case of swine flu has so far been detected in the state and the department's rapid action team has maintained a strict vigil along the 722-kilometre-long international border with Myanmar and Bangladesh and also along the inter-sate boundaries with Assam, Manipur and Tripura.
Sangnghina said the deputy commissioners of districts adjoining the international borders would issue prohibitory orders on import of pigs across the border.