BK News
Jammu, Dec 24: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta Thursday chaired a meeting to review the progress on setting up of modern slaughterhouses in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation, Avny Lavasa; Commissioner Pollution Control Board, BM Sharma; Director ULB Jammu, Asgar Hussain; Special Secretary HUDD, Showkat Mir; Additional Secretary, HUDD, RS Sharma, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Gazanffar Ali; Director ULB, Kashmir, Riaz Ahmad besides the representatives of Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department, Police and other departments.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary, according to an official spokesperson, said that the detailed project reports (DPRs) for the slaughterhouses should invariably conform to the guidelines of the Supreme Court of India.
The Principal Secretary desired that all mandatory requirements should be part of modern slaughterhouses while the meeting decided that in view of the large requirement of funds other options of funding would be explored for such projects, including PPP mode.
The progress in the modern slaughterhouses being constructed by Jammu Municipal Corporation as well as Srinagar Municipal Corporation was also reviewed.
The concerned commissioners were directed to strictly ensure timely completion of the project.
The Principal Secretary was informed that an expert committee has been constituted to examine the model DPRs for Jammu and Kashmir.
