Srinagar, March 25 -- All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) on Tuesday opposed the government order seeking construction of a modern abbatoir in the Aloochi Bagh area of the Srinagar city.

The Committee has appealed to the government to look for an alternate site for the construction of the abbatoir.

J&K government recently accorded administrative approval to the "construction of a modern abattoir at Alochi Bagh, Srinagar, under EPC mode at an estimated cost of Rs. 3167 lacs, under Capex Budget.

Reacting to development APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina in a statement said that the area selected for the construction of the modern abbatoir would hurt the sentiments of the minority community.

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