The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has set up a cattle market at BhattaChowk at the intersection of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad for Rs89.5 millionto facilitate the citizens to purchase sacrificial animals for Eid ulAzha.
According to RCB sources, the board had finalized all the arrangements in this regard and awarded the contract to establish the city’s largest cattle market at the intersection of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The board had also made arrangements to prevent the sale of sacrificial animals in residential areas.
The sources informed that the cattle market would remain open on Eid days at the junction of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
As per the contract, the contractor would charge Rs 3,000 for large animals and Rs 2,000 for small ones brought to the market. The board had made special arrangements to meet the water requirements of animals in the cattle market.
Cleaning, lighting, and security had also been arranged in the cattle market, while a mobile veterinary hospital was also established for the medical examination of animals with the support of the Livestock Department.
The BhattaChowk Cattle Market is Rawalpindis biggest market, in which sacrificial animals are being brought from different parts of the country, the sources added.
The sources further informed that the CEO RCB had also visited BhattaChowk cattle market and reviewed the cleanliness and other arrangements.
