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No meat sale in Varanasi during nine days of Navratri
A proposal was passed to ban the sale of cigarettes near religious places and schools.
All meat, fish, chicken shops will remain closed in the Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) area during Navratri starting from March 30. A proposal to this effect was approved in the meeting of the executive body of VNN on Thursday.
Mayor Ashok Tiwari chaired the meeting in which BJP corporator and VNN executive member Madan Dubey presented a proposal to keep meat shops in the city area closed during Navratri.
“Approving the proposal, the mayor directed that all meat, chicken and fish shops remain closed during Navratri. This will be strictly followed,” said Narsingh Das, deputy chairman of the VNN executive committee.
He added that this approval will be effective for the duration of Navratri only and that the mayor directed to get sewer cleaning, street lighting and road construction done around all temples before Navaratri.
Ban on cigarettes
He also said that a proposal was passed to ban the sale of cigarettes near religious places and schools.
A proposal was presented to implement the licensing system in the VNN for the sale of cigarette products. The executive committee passed a proposal to levy license fee on cigarette sellers.
Availability of drinking water
Deputy chairman Shri Narsingh Das sought information regarding proper availability of drinking water in the coming summer. The executive engineer general department informed that at present 196 wells have been identified by the VNN.
A proposal has been prepared to get work done immediately in 115 wells and work will begin within 10 days. The mayor directed that the renovation work of all the wells should be completed by April 30.
Birth and death certificates
Narsingh Das and Madan Mohan Dubey presented a proposal regarding the delay in registration of birth-death certificates and demanded early issuance of the certificates.
In this regard, the mayor expressed deep anger and directed that no kind of negligence should be done in this work and all backlog should be cleared by March 30-31 by employing additional manpower.
