Civic body seals 20 illegal meat shops in Gurgaon

MC HAS ISSUED 102 LICENCES TO MEAT SHOP OWNERS IN 6 MONTHS, BUT OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THERE ARE 150 ILLEGAL MEAT SHOPS IN THE CITY

GURGAON: Continuing its crackdown on illegal meat shops, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram( M CG) sealed 20 such establishment son Sunday at Chakkarpur, Kanhai, Badshahpur and Harijan Colony.

According to the MCG officials, they had first sent notices to the shop owners for procuring the requisite licence sand permits, and acted against those that failed to comply.

“We received information that these meat shops were illegal. We sent notices so shop owners could get permits within the stipulated time or face the prospect of the establishment getting sealed. The MC G carried out the sealing drive only against those who did not have permits, ”MCG medical officer Ashish Singla said.

Singla led the sealing drive which was carried out in the presence of teams from the police, enforcement and sanitation departments.

“The MC G has forwarded a letter to each police station, whose jurisdiction covers the areas where the illegal shops are located, for registering a FIR under Section 338 of the Ha ryan a Municipal Corporation Act ,1994, for unlawful slaughter of animals. It carries a maximum sentencing of six months of imprisonment,” Singla said.

Although the MC G has issued 102 licences to meat shop owners in the last six months, officials estimate there are around 150 illegal meat shops in the city, many of which are in residential areas.

The MCG surveyed the city for illegal meat shops after being directed by Haryana chief minister Man oh ar L al K hat tar on October 8, 2017, during a janta dar bar for cracking down on such establishments in residential areas.

Meat shops which were constructed in residential areas before the Master City plan was conceptualised are exempt from being termed ‘illegal’ owing to lack of clarity in demarcation.