Although 50,000 kg of chickens, 300 goats and 60 buffaloes are slaughtered daily in Pokhara, there is no slaughterhouse in the city. There are more than 50 slaughterhouses of private companies in Pokhara, so there is no problem in slaughtering chickens.
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According to Kaski, an association of meat traders, around 50,000 kg of chicken meat is consumed in Pokhara every day. At least 300 buffaloes and 60 buffaloes are slaughtered daily. There is no slaughterhouse in the city where such a large number of animals are slaughtered and meat is traded. There are more than 50 slaughterhouses of private companies in Pokhara, so there is no problem in slaughtering chickens. However, due to the lack of organized slaughterhouses, it is very difficult to slaughter and prepare meat from goats, goats, buffaloes and other animals, according to Lokraj Sharma, president of Kaski Meat Traders Association.
According to him, businessmen are forced to slaughter and sell in their own way. There was no need to panic for the chickens. If there was a good slaughterhouse, the problem of having to be slaughtered would be eliminated," he added, "The work of preparing the meat of Khasi-Goat, Buffalo-Rango is even worse.
Not if the construction of abattoir in Pokhara has not been planned . This plan has been stalled for seven years . A cost sharing agreement was signed between Gandaki provincial government and Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality in 076 Baisakh to build a state-of-the-art animal slaughterhouse. It was mentioned in the agreement that the metropolis will arrange the necessary land for the construction of the slaughterhouse, prepare the DPR, purchase and build the necessary infrastructure with equipment. Despite the agreement that the provincial government would make necessary monitoring and suggestions, no progress could be made.
In the first phase, the plan of the metropolis was to build a slaughterhouse capable of slaughtering 500 goats in one day at a cost of 10 million. The conclusion of the Metropolitan Corporation was that 127 ropani government land in Pokhara-21 Dobilla is suitable for building a slaughterhouse. Locals protested the decision to build a slaughterhouse saying that there is a cremation ground (ghat) at that place.
At that time, the locals protested the decision to build a slaughterhouse by planting around 300 saplings at that place. The then mayor of Pokhara, Man Bahadur Jisi, promised to leave enough land for cremation and build a slaughterhouse. However, the locals did not agree. Later due to Covid-19 there was a lockdown . After the covid, the then mayor of Pokhara Man Bahadur Ji fell ill. After this, the matter of construction of the slaughterhouse could not proceed .
The Metropolitan Municipality invited proposals for the construction of the slaughterhouse in March last year by publishing a notice for public-private partnership. Even after publishing the notice twice, the plan to build the slaughterhouse has been stalled again after no one showed interest.
After no one showed interest in the construction of the slaughterhouse, the Metropolitan Municipality proposed cooperation so that the slaughterhouse operated by a private firm could be used. Pawan Pandey, head of animal service branch of the metropolitan city, said that the plan was not successful because the firm was also receiving subsidy from the state government.
is about how to distribute clean meat. After no one submitted a proposal to the slaughterhouse, we looked at the slaughterhouses of 2/3 of the big firms in Pokhara,' he said.
