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).“The city did not have a slaughterhouse facility and so earlier we were not taking action against illegal slaughterhouses or meat shops. But now, we have empanelled two agencies for this purpose and will act against unauthorised meat-sellers,” said a senior MCG official.The empanelled agencies will supply up to 40 metric tonnes of mutton and 36 metric tonnes of chicken to licensed meat shops, hotels and restaurants, every day. Both the agencies run slaughterhouses in Mewat (?? MCG then looked for private land but no one was ready to provide land for a slaughterhouse due to social and religious concerns.The main aim of the empanelment, according to officials, was to ensure that there is no slaughtering within city limits. GURUGRAM: Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon ( MCG ) on Thursday issued orders for closure of all unauthorised meat shops and slaughterhouses in the city.MCG officials do not have the exact number of such establishments but it has, as of now, issued licences to 108 meat shops in Gurgaon.Moreover, the corporation has also issued notices to licensed meat-sellers, asking them to stop procuring meat from unauthorised slaughterhouses.Officials warned that action would be taken against unauthorised meat-sellers under Section 338 of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994.The decision comes after MCG empanelled two private agencies — Gitwako India Firms Pvt Ltd and AOV Agro foods Pvt Ltd — to provide slaughterhouse facilities and meat to meat-sellers in the city..