India, March 11 -- Nearly six decades after the national capital's only pig slaughterhouse was shut following protests, MCD has again begun the process of setting up a new pig abattoir and is scouting for a suitable site, civic officials said. Although Delhi has a mechanised slaughterhouse in Ghazipur, only buffaloes, sheep and goats are slaughtered there. The city currently has no designated slaughterhouse for pigs. "Pig slaughter is carried out in some areas with improper waste disposal mechanisms - most of the waste is dumped directly into drains. The goal is to construct and operationalise it within the next two years," a municipal official said, requesting anonymity. The project is estimated to cost around Rs.300 crore. P8
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