Risk of Covid, Congo spread: Citizens urged to adopt precautionary measures on Eid

News Desk

RAWALPINDI: The citizens have been advised to adopt all possible precautionary measures to avoid Covid-19 and Congo viruses on Eidul Azha.

The district administration had set up 11 cattle markets for the sale of sacrificial animals in the district to facilitate the citizens to purchase sacrificial animals for Eidul Azha.

In order to protect the citizens from the Congo and Covid viruses, the authorities concerned were directed to take solid steps besides ensuring arrangements for health and hygiene of the animals.

The free movement of sacrificial animals inside the city was strictly banned so that it could properly spray the animals at the entry points to ensure their protection from the virus.  The administration had also directed the officials of the livestock department to set up camps at all entry points to spray the animals against the tick.

The teams of the livestock department were carrying out anti-congo spray in and at main entries of the cattle markets. The concerned staffers were deployed there and this exercise is continued till Eid.

Meanwhile, RCB had also imposed a ban on the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals on roads and open places in cantonment areas.

According to an RCB spokesman, the board had formed teams to check the illegal cattle markets in Cantonment areas, adding that no animal vendor was being allowed to bring sacrificial animals into the residential areas.

The sale and purchase of sacrificial animals on the roads and streets were banned and all-out efforts would be made to keep the cantonment areas neat and clean during the Eidul Azha days.  The authorities concerned had been instructed to strictly implement standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Strict action was being taken against vendors found violating the orders besides imposition of heavy fines and confiscation of their animals.

The Rawalpindi board had established a cattle market at Bhatta Chowk on Misrial Road for the sale and purchase of the sacrificial animals.