Taking a cue from UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Bihar Animal Husbandry Minister on Thursday said a report has been sought from the DMs on illegal slaughterhouses operating in their respective districts despite a ban on cattle slaughter in the state.
Bihar animal husbandry officials admitted most slaughter houses in the state were illegal. “As per the last assessment that was done by the department, there are 144 slaughter houses running in the state and only one or two are registered with the urban local body concerned. While the number of such slaughterhouses is higher in the Seemanchal region, including Kishanganj and Purnia, over a dozen slaughterhouses run illegally in Phulwarisharif and Patna City areas of the state capital,” said an official, preferring anonymity.
While the number of such slaughterhouses is higher in the Seemanchal region, including Kishanganj and Purnia, over a dozen slaughterhouses run illegally in Phulwarisharif and Patna City areas of the state capital,” said an official, preferring anonymity.