Despite the U-turn by the Mayor, the meat shops in Ghaziabad remained shut.
An earlier order banning the sale of meat in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad from 2-10 April during the ongoing Navratra was been reversed on Saturday by Mayor Asha Sharma.
During Chaitra Navratri - a Hindu festival celebrated over nine days - devotees pray to Goddess Durga in her nine forms. The ban on meat shops is routine during this festival, however, the order has been reversed this year.
Despite the U-turn by the Mayor, the meat shops in Ghaziabad remained shut.
District Magistrate (DM) R K Singh told PTI that the mayor has amended her order and meat shops in Ghaziabad will remain open as per the guidelines of the government.
Only licensed meat shops will be allowed to operate in covered kiosks. Hygiene-related precautions near the shops will be ensured by the health department of the municipal corporation, he said, adding nobody would be allowed to throw animal carcasses in open areas.