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Hyderabad Meat Shops Ordered Shut on Gandhi Jayanthi
The city authority in Hyderabad has ordered some meat businesses to close on October 2.
This includes places where sheep, goats and cattle are slaughtered.
Retail meat shops and beef shops must also close.
The closure applies within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area.
The order is connected to Gandhi Jayanthi.
The municipal commissioner asked the police to help make sure the order is followed.
A municipal Standing Committee resolution was cited as the reason for issuing the notice.
The article does not say how long the closures will last beyond October 2.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ordered meat-related closures within its limits on October 2.
The order covers sheep, goat and cattle slaughterhouses.
Retail meat shops and beef shops must also remain closed.
GHMC Commissioner V. Karnan asked police commissioners to help enforce the order.
The notice cites a Standing Committee resolution marking Gandhi Jayanthi.
- Who
- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, with police cooperation requested by Commissioner V. Karnan.
- What
- Slaughterhouses and retail meat and beef shops were ordered to close.
- Where
- Within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits in Hyderabad.
- When
- October 2, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi.
- Why
- The notice says the order followed a Standing Committee resolution marking Gandhi Jayanthi.
Key facts
- Authority
- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
- Closure date
- October 2
- Affected facilities
- Sheep, goat and cattle slaughterhouses
- Retail businesses affected
- Meat shops and beef shops
- Area covered
- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits
- Enforcement support
- Police commissioners were asked to cooperate with municipal authorities
- Basis for order
- A Standing Committee resolution marking Gandhi Jayanthi









