MCD to shut unlicensed meat shops along Kanwar routes, camps by July 30
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has ordered the closure of unlicensed meat shops along Kanwar Yatra routes to maintain order during the pilgrimage. The directive also includes sanitation, fumigation, and the deployment of mobile dispensaries for the event.
Why it matters
The regulation of food businesses during religious events is a recurring point of administrative and social policy in India.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), following a meeting with the Delhi government, has directed the closure of all unauthorised meat shops and licensed outlets found violating norms along Kanwar Yatra routes and around Kanwar camps, as part of a set of measures ahead of the annual pilgrimage beginning July 30.
The directive, contained in an office memorandum issued on July 27 following a high-level review meeting chaired by Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra, also asks the MCD to remove encroachments, undertake round-the-clock sanitation, carry out fumigation, and deploy mobile dispensaries at Kanwar camps across the capital.
According to the memorandum, Kanwar camps will be set up at 308 existing sites across Delhi, besides a few new locations wherever required. The camps are to become fully operational from July 30, the first day of the Hindu month of Shravan, and will remain functional until August 11, coinciding with Shivratri.
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