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Illegal slaughterhouses polluting drinking water in Meerut: NHRC
Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Date: , 2009
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered the closure of
illegal slaughterhouses and furnaces used in extraction of animal bone
fat in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh because the blood and animal waste
flushed into open drains has started polluting drinking water supply
system."The commission has issued a notice to the chief secretary, the
municipal commissioner of Meerut and chairman of the State Pollution
Control Board to appear in front of the commission on Aug 25 for
non-compliance of its recommendations on closure of illegal abattoir
and about 200 furnaces used for extraction of animal bone fat in the
city." "Slaughtered animals' blood and waste are flushed through open
drains, resulting in pollution of drinking water. The commission had
issued a notice on Aug 10 with regard to removal of these furnaces,
stressing that the right to health is not only a vital human right but
also a fundamental right," the official said. "However, because of
non-compliance of the recommendations, officials of the state
government have been summoned by the commission," the official added.
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