Haridwar admin planning to shift meat shops ahead of Ardh Kumbh 2027

Ahead of the Ardh Kumbh scheduled next year in Uttarakhand, the Haridwar administration has proposed relocating all raw meat shops operating within the city's urban limits to Sarai village on the outskirts. Haridwar Mayor Kiran Jaiswal told PTI that a proposal to this effect has been drafted and will be presented at the Municipal Corporation Board meeting on April 6. According to the Haridwar Municipal Corporation bylaws, the sale and consumption of meat, liquor and eggs are already prohibited within a five-kilometre radius of Har Ki Pauri, the city's main bathing ghat on the Ganga. Jaiswal said all shops selling raw meat within the urban area would be shifted to Sarai village once the proposal is approved by the board. She added that although the Municipal Corporation has issued licences for only 20 meat shops, many more are operating illegally in the city. "This not only creates unhygienic conditions but also aggravates the problem of stray dogs," the mayor said, adding that onc

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