100 meat shops sealed in one week under civic drive: NDMC

The civic body had started a drive on May 4 to curb illegal selling of meat through shops or by vendors on the streets

Hundred meat shops in north Delhi have been sealed by the area's civic authorities for violation of norms as part of an ongoing drive that began a week ago, official said on Thursday.

North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Thursday also took action to remove illegal temporary structures in areas falling in Rohini and Karol Bagh zones.

The civic body had started a drive on May 4 to curb illegal selling of meat through shops or by vendors on the streets.

Since then, NDMC authorities have "sealed 100 meat shops and 70-80 temporary structures have been removed" from areas under its jurisdiction, the NDNC said in a statement.

On May 4, health department teams at the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation had conducted "raids" across it's six zones and sealed several meat shops who were selling it illegally, officials had earlier said.

NDMC zones are: City Sadar Paharganj Zone, Karol Bagh Zone, Rohini Zone, Keshavpuram, Civil Lines zone and Narela Zone.

"Such raids would continue in coming days to curb the illegal selling of meat," the NDMC had said in the statement.