LUCKNOW, Mar 29: The Uttar Pradesh Government has issued a strict order to close illegal slaughterhouses and ban the sale of meat within 500 meters of religious places with special restrictions on the Ram Navami on April 6, a government spokesman said here on Saturday.
Principal Secretary of Urban Development Department Amrit Abhijat has directed all District Magistrates, Police Commissioners, and Municipal Commissioners to immediately close the slaughterhouses and enforce the ban on meat sale near religious places.
The spokesman said that special restrictions will come into force on the day of Ram Navami on April 6, animal slaughter and sale of meat will be completely banned on this day. “Under the provisions of the UP Municipal Corporation Act 1959 and Food Safety Act 2006 and 2011, the UP government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take strict punitive action against the violators,” he said.
Citing the orders issued in 2014 and 2017, the Yogi government has clarified that illegal animal slaughter and meat sale near religious places will be completely banned. To make this decision effective, district level committees have been formed under the chairmanship of District Magistrates.
These committees will include officials from Police, Pollution Control Board, Animal Husbandry Department, Transport Department, Labor Department, Health Department and Food Safety Administration.
(UNI)
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