Summary:
The distance is usually measured from the religious place to the meat shop through a public pathway, HT reports. Currently, a minimum of 100m distance from a religious place had been approved by the civic body. “It would be compulsory for all meat shopkeepers to display board outside shops, clearly indicating halal/jhatka/buffalo/pork meat,” the policy read. The shops will now also have to mandatorily display boards specifying if ‘halal’ or ‘jhatka’ meat was being sold at the shop. The policy states, “Considering the sentiments of people visiting religious places, the minimum distance between the meat shop and a temple/gurudwara/religious place/cremation ground should be at least 150 metres.”The 150-meter distance norm from any mosque will be applicable in cases of pork shops only..