PATNA: After Uttar Pradesh, Bihar has now decided to clamp down on all illegal slaughterhouses in the state. The state’s animal and fisheries resources minister Pashupati Kumar Paras made this announcement on Saturday, which will mean closure of virtually all the 140-odd abattoirs in Bihar.
Only two slaughterhouses in the state are legal. "I have asked the department secretary to furnish a report on all slaughterhouses in the state — licensed as well as illegal — within a week. Based on the report and the norms governing the same, we would close down all illegal slaughterhouses," Paras, who is from LJP, told TOI.
The two legal slaughterhouses are located in Forbesganj in Araria district, about 300 km from Patna. Animal and fisheries resources department officials confirmed that only these two abattoirs have licences.
The highest number of illegal slaughterhouses is in Seemanchal, which includes Kishanganj and Purnia. There are more than a dozen illegal slaughterhouses in Patna district. Licence for a slaughterhouse is issued by the respective municipality.
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