Dimapur, May 3 (EMN): The deputy commissioner of Dimapur has notified all butchers along national highway (NH)-29 to ‘slaughter all the animals from DMC Modern Abattoir, Old Khatkhati Road, Burma Camp Dimapur.’
This was informed through a press release issued on Wednesday. “The DMC has established a unit of modern slaughter houses for cattles (sic), buffaloes, sheeps (sic), goats and pigs. In this regard the Supreme Court and MOFPI has also given directive to centralize slaughter of all animals as mandatory.
“Therefore all the butchers operating along the nh-29 are directed to bring their animals to the authorized modern slaughter houses in order to conduct proper ante-mortem and post mortem inspection of the livestock and meat for safe healthy and hygienic meat for human consumption. This order is for strict compliance and comes into immediate effect”, it stated.
