Two days before Eid, Ashish Shelar visits Deonar abattoir

MUMBAI: Two days before Bakri Eid, BJP leader Ashish Shelar visited BMC's

Deonar

abattoir. He reviewed the setup for sheep and goat traders who crowd the market over weekends.

"There may be some individual complaints, but no major ones. The SBI counter will lower the chances of theft by enabling digital payments," said Shelar. Some areas of the abattoir were muddy due to heavy rains, he said. The abattoir manager, Dr Yogesh Shetye said till Saturday evening, 2.3 lakh sheep and goats reached Deonar, of which around 1.15 lakh were sold.