Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued guidelines to protect sacrificial animals from heat wave on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha. In a statement, the PDMA issued instructions to ensure the establishment of temporary sheds in the markets. It was asked to ensure the supply of water for the animals in the markets besides establishment of health centers in animal markets.
Meanwhile the Punjab Local Government Department has given a deadline of June 6 to the commissioners and deputy commissioners for establishment of cattle markets in all districts of the province. According to the local government official sources, it has been decided that the government will not collect fees from traders on sacrificial animals. Meanwhile, Section 144 will also be enforced to take action against illegal markets.According to sources, one permanent and eight temporary animal markets will be established in the provincial metropolis.
