Arrangements finalised to set up 12 cattle markets

The district administration has finalised all the arrangements to set up 12 cattle markets for sale of sacrificial animals in Rawalpindi district.

According to a district administration spokesperson, the administration on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Amir Aqiq Khan, would set up 12 approved cattle markets for Eidul Azha. In Rawalpindi, cattle markets of sacrificial animals would be set up at Bhatta Chowk near Koh-e-Noor Mills Rawalpindi Cantt, Punjab Cooperative Housing Society Adiala Road and Chakri Road near AlHaram City. Gujar Khan cattle market would be set up near Domeli Bridge while the sale point of sacrificial animals of Murree Tehsil would be near Lower Bazar Murree. Kalar Syedan Mandi would be at Mangle bypass, he added.

Similarly, Kotli Sattian sale point of sacrificial animals would be near Chovera Bazar near Rescue 1122 office and Kahuta cattle market would be near Tanki Road near Chan Shah, Kahuta. Taxila and Wah Cantt cattle markets would be set up at G.T Road Wah Cantt near Sharif Hospital Stop, HIT Taxila, Sunday Bazar Timber Market Road and POF near Wah Cantt.

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Adopt precautionary measures

He advised the citizens all possible precautionary measures should be adopted to avoid Corona and Congo viruses on Eidul Azha. In order to protect the citizens from the Congo virus, clean the markets and ensure the health and hygiene of the animals. The administration has restricted free movement of sacrificial animals inside the city so that it could properly spray the animals at the entry points to ensure their protection from the virus.

The administration has directed the officials of livestock department to set up camps at all entry points to spray the animals against the tick. The teams of livestock department would also continue anti-congo spray in and at main entries of the cattle markets.

The staff of the departments should be deployed and their duty roasters be sent to the DC office, and this exercise be continued till Eidul Azha, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2021.