Dheeraj reviews status of slaughter houses in J&K

JAMMU, DECEMBER 15: A meeting of the apex committee constituted to monitor the progress of construction of modern hygienic slaughterhouses in J&K was held here today under the Chairmanship of Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department.

Chairing the meeting, Principal Secretary reviewed the progress of construction of modern hygienic slaughterhouses in Jammu, Srinagar, and other districts of the Union Territory.

Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, who attended the meeting online, informed that a modern hygienic slaughterhouse is being constructed by Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) at Alochibagh which shall be completed by August 2021.

It was also informed in the meeting that the Jammu Municipal Corporation is constructing two modern hygienic slaughterhouses at Dogra Hall and Gujjar Nagar, Jammu which has been approved by the Government of India and the construction will start soon.

Pertinently, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu has already submitted a model DPR for setting up of slaughterhouses in various Municipal Committees/ Councils of the Union Territory of  Jammu & Kashmir.

The existing slaughter houses which are not up to the norms are being upgraded and in places where no slaughter houses are existing, DPR for setting up of new slaughterhouses have been prepared. Similarly, in the Kashmir division land has been identified for setting up of modern hygienic slaughterhouses.

Principal Secretary also emphasized that private slaughterhouses also need to be regulated and the Pollution Control Board should take strict action against those slaughterhouses which are not adhering to the norms.

The Meeting was attended by Labour Commissioner, Secretary, Pollution Control Board, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu/ Kashmir, Secretary (Law) and Additional Secretary, HUDD, representatives of Jammu Municipal Corporation/ Director Animal and Sheep Husbandry Jammu/Kashmir.