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Proposed Ultra Modern Slaughter House For Shimla Town


Municipal Abattoir Shimla was established under the 11th five year plan. Ministry of Food processing, Government of India has funded this project on turn key-cum-long lease basis. The project was sanctioned on  dated 18.1.2008 at an estimated cost of Rs.19.66 crores which was later enhanced to Rs. 26.42 crores due to delay and change of site .This Municipal Abattoir  project was one of the 10 abattoirs sanctioned under the 11th  five year Plan by MoFPI, GOI and was 2nd  to be constructed by December,2013 . The project was commissioned in May; 2014 after successful trial runs of all components/facilities. Modern Abattoir Shimla has been made functional since May 2014.  Shimla Municipal Abattoir is multispecies abattoir where sheep and goat (Jhatka &Halal), poultry (Jhatka &Halal), and pig are all slaughtered in one campus. The following is the capacity of the modern slaughter house.

Animal

No. of Animals to be slaughtered

Total annual meat production

Per shift

Per day

Per annum

Goat / sheep

250

500

1,50,000

1,800 tons

Pig

50

100

30,000

1,050 tons

Poultry

2,000

4,000

12,00,000

1,200 tons

 

 

 

Total

4,050 tons


But on an average 70-80 sheep & goat, 10 pigs and 2500 birds are being slaughtered on daily basis. However this has reduced due to ongoing COVID pandemic.

The solid waste and effluent is also treated and processed  at the site, confining the same to one place hence preventing the spill over to other parts of the town. MoFPI, GOI has appreciated this project and considers it to be a model for other hilly areas and small towns. This is the only project so far where poultry has been included with sheep, goat and pig.

Shimla Municipal Corporation has also achieved the goal of preventing unethical slaughter of sheep, goat, pig and poultry in any place other than the Municipal abattoir hence abiding with the writ petition (civil) No(s) 309 of 2003 Laxmi Narayan Modi Vs Union of India &Others and also fulfilling the norms laid down by Food Safety & Standards Authority of India. 

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