ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday (13th of July, 2021) has approved three days of holidays (20th, 21st and 22nd of July) on account of Eid-ul-Azha.
On Saturday 10th of July the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee had announced that the moon of Zil-Hajj was not sighted and Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated on Wednesday, 21st July.
The NCOC had directed the provincial authorities to ensure that in the light of these guidelines, Coronavirus SOPs would be implemented in the Cattle Markets. It was mandatory for all staff and livestock vendors to be vaccinated whereas, the administration of the market was responsible to provide facilities for hand sanitizer, masks and rapid antigen test (RAT) at entry points, it added. However, there was ban on buying and selling of sacrificial animals inside the city.
The Forum has also released a proposed layout of model cattle market along-with important guidelines to be followed in the market including, screening of all persons entering the cattle market, availability of veterinary doctor to check animal health at the entrance and arduous control measures mainly at entry, exit, marshaling area and control on number of persons inside cattle market through token system etc that may be devised as per need.
The guidelines also included that elaborate sign posting or guidance arrangement to prevent overcrowding should be ensured along-with strict compliance of social distancing and wearing of mask. Moreover, on site continuous awareness campaign through displaying of banners should be made whereas no physical touching or checking of animals would be allowed. The market administrations should ensure availability of emergency services at each market, masks, sanitizers, water, shade etc at the venue along with regular disinfection of the area.
Meanwhile, on 12th day of July, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin directed the concerned departments and district administrations to take administrative measures to keep the prices of essential items including vegetables in check on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to eliminate undue profiteering.
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