Even as the dreaded Avian Influenza (H5N1 strain) has come back to haunt India, particularly through the recent outbreak in Assam, the Chilika lagoon has been included in a multi-centre study aiming to identify sources of the killer virus.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/multi-centric-study-includes-chilika-identify-sources
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/avian-flu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migratory-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bombay-natural-history-society-bnhs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa