The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has announced a phased plan to relocate all meat, fish, and poultry shops from within city limits to designated areas on the outskirts.
The decision was formalised during a general house meeting chaired by Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari at the historic Town Hall in Maidagin.
The corporation also took decisive action on several other fronts to enhance the city's development, including the auction of soil extracted from the Jal Kal settling tank and the completion of construction on six major roads.
The administration clarified that the historic Bhelupur Jal Kal building will remain intact, and the Kashi Interpretation Centre project will instead utilise vacant land, incorporating solar energy infrastructure.
The meeting served as a forum for intense debate on urban welfare, with councillors highlighting issues ranging from encroachment on local ponds and door-to-door garbage collection to ensuring water connectivity in the city's newly expanded wards.
