The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has ordered the closure of all slaughterhouses, as well as retail meat and beef shops within GHMC limits on October 2, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, a release said.

The directive has been issued under Section 533 (b) of the GHMC Act, 1955, following Resolution No. 172 of the GHMC Standing Committee dated September 24, Chief Public Relations Officer said in the release.

The GHMC has appealed to all concerned officers to extend full cooperation to ensure strict implementation of the order. Municipal staff will monitor compliance to maintain the sanctity of the occasion.

Earlier, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) had ordered the closure of all cattle slaughterhouses and retail beef shops within its limits on August 15 and 16, ow

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