• Says “₹25.87 Cr facility to process 5,000 sheep, goats daily”
• Equipped with modern hygiene, waste management and environmental safeguards
Srinagar Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a ₹25.87 crore state-of-the-art mechanized Sheep and Goat Abattoir at Allochi Bagh, Srinagar, marking a major step towards modernising meat-processing infrastructure in the city.
The facility, being constructed under CAPEX/SASCI on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode, will be designed to conform to modern standards of hygiene, food safety, animal handling and scientific waste management.
The proposed abattoir will have a processing capacity of approximately 5,000 sheep and goats per day, making it one of the largest dedicated mechanized sheep and goat abattoirs in the country.
The facility will incorporate modern mechanized systems for slaughtering, carcass handling, processing, chilling, cold storage, sanitation, by-product management and other allied operations.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the project would play an important role in bringing Srinagar’s meat-processing infrastructure in line with contemporary standards and strengthening food safety and hygiene practices.
The Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Fazl ul Haseeb, briefed the Chief Minister about the project and its expected benefits. He said the facility would improve meat hygiene and food safety, provide safer working conditions and strengthen veterinary and quality-control mechanisms.
A major component of the project is scientific waste management and environmental protection. The abattoir will have a bio-digestion system and Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for treatment of organic waste and wastewater generated during operations.
These systems are expected to reduce organic pollution, control foul odour, facilitate resource recovery and enable the reuse of treated water for suitable non-potable purposes.
The project is envisaged as a significant urban infrastructure initiative for Srinagar, bringing modern standards of hygiene, food safety, animal handling, waste management and environmental protection to the city’s meat-processing sector.
Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, MLA Lal Chowk Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed, Commissioner SMC Fazl ul Haseeb and other concerned officers were present on the occasion.
