An outbreak of the H5N1 virus in India in 2006 negatively affected the people living in the area, as the poultry industry was their main source of income at the time.
[citation needed] Movement of people into the area was strictly regulated and passenger trains were instructed not to halt at Navapur.
The government of India asked pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla to manufacture anti-flu medication.
[citation needed] The Indian Army was set on alert to aid in evacuation operations and drug-distribution measures.
[citation needed] The poultry industry is the main source of income for the people of Nawapur who claimed the Government is overreacting.