New Delhi, June 11 With the Ghazipur abattoir failing to meet Delhi's demand for meat, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to allocate 10 acres around the abattoir so that its capacity can be expanded to suit growing demands.
The announcement was made during a visit to the slaughterhouse by Mayor Arti Mehra and Leader of the House Subhash Arya. The leaders were there to take stock of progress on the abattoir and oversee the trial run of the system on Wednesday.
The abattoir currently has three sections ¿ Halaal, with a capacity of 3,000 animals per shift, Jhhatka with a capacity of 1,500 animals per shift, and buffalo for 500 animals per shift. The MCD plans to run the abattoir in three shifts to meet demand.
With a total capacity of 10,000 goats (5,000 in each shift) and 1,000 buffaloes, the abattoir will, however, be able to meet only 50 per cent of the Capital’s meat requirements — currently pegged at 20,000 goats a day.
The MCD plans to build the additional capacity on a build, operate and transfer basis. Construction will start as soon as the UP government allots land, MCD officials said.
Spread across 50 acres of land near the sanitary landfill site adjacent to the chicken and fish market on the outskirts of Delhi, the Ghazipur abattoir is the largest state-of-the-art abattoir in India, using advanced technology and internationally standard hygiene practices. “It has all the modern facilities, with equipment that operate under stringent hygienic conditions. Its success will ultimately benefit the butcher community,” Arya said.
The MCD is also trying to persuade the traditional butchers of the Idgah slaughterhouse into adopting ultra-modern technology being used at Ghazipur. The existing slaughterhouse at Idgah is more than 100 years old, located in a densely populated area on just seven acres of land.
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