Mumbai : The Muslim festival of Bakri-Eid or Eid-ul-Adha is round the corner and like every year the Deonar abattoir is getting prepared as buyers and sellers across the city and state come down there.
The goats will be brought to the abattoir from September 1. To control the crowd and the number of counts of goats the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumabi (MCGM) has also come up with helpline numbers.
The festival will be celebrated on September 12 and nearly 1.50 lakh goats are expected to reach the abattoir this year. The civic body is going to take care of the entire process very minutely and have set up a guideline which has to be followed by everyone. A civic official from Deonar abattoir said, “We will first check the health of the goats before they are sold and have also asked the traders to transport goats in proper trucks.”
The helpline number has been issued to complaint and for enquiry purpose for the traders and the customers: 8080411132, 8080411172, 8080411176 and 8080411186.
