Having born in Atala and having spent my childhood there, I can recall all
that has been written in this report below.Horrifying sightings of open
truckloads with buffalo/ cattle bones and other slaughterhouse wastes, cart
loads of the same being ferried down the lanes of Atala since morning
through the day.
The trucks would be parked many a times overnight and the stench would fill
the atmosphere.
Every 50 meters you would find roadside unauthorized butcher shops openly
selling body parts of cows & buffalo.

Well you would say whats so extraordinary about Allahabad, thats a common
sight in most of India.

The city of Allahabad has given the Indian nation its first Prime Minister &
many more Prime Ministers.
Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Sh.
Rajiv Gandhi, Sh. Gulzari Lal Nanda, Sh. Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Sh.
Chandrashekhar were all either born in *Allahabad*, alumni of Allahabad
University or elected from a constituency in Allahabad. As such Allahabad
has produced 7 out of 14 Prime Ministers of India.

Lastly Mr. Amitabh Bachchan the bollywood superstar also hails from
Allahabad and the very locality 'Atala' was once part of his constituency
from where he got elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

Azam

Azam


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-City-Allahabad-Slaughter-house-a-bane-fo\
r-Atala-residents/articleshow/4777380.cms
Slaughter
house a bane for Atala residentsAshraf Jamal, TNN 14 July 2009, 11:06pm IST
ALLAHABAD: The slaughter house of Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in
Atala has become a bane for locals. The poor sanitary conditions owing to
the existence of the slaughter house have further increased problems.
Further, norms for the establishment of a slaughter house too are being
violated here.

Though four sanitary workers employed by the Allahabad Municipal Corporation
but the slaughter house presents a picture of utter neglect. Pool of blood
interspersed with cow dung marks the entire area. Stench emanating from the
place makes it impossible to venture into the area without covering the
nose. Since the waste water coming from the slaughter house is heavily
polluted, such water should not be mixed with the normal drainage system.
There is urgent necessity for treating this water as per the sewage standard
norms laid down in the Bureau of Indian Standards.

But strangely, the heavily polluted waste water from the slaughter house
continues to come outside without any provision of treatment for it. This
water come through the drain located outside the premises of slaughter
house. Even the condition of this drain carrying the remains of the animals
is in a dilapidated state. Despite numerous complaints, the drain continues
to be in its old state and is often filled with filth and other materials
causing numerous problems to the residents.

Due to the customary practice, hides from the carcass of animals are removed
on the floor where there is high probability of contamination of meat.
Further, hides and hoofs are not immediately removed from the place.

Complaining about the lackadaisical attitude of the Allahabad Municipal
Corporation in solving the menace, Abdul Karim, resident of the area said,
"During morning hours, the entire area turns into a virtual hell as it is
not possible to venture outside the houses. The stench emanating from the
place is so bad that we have to shut our doors and windows.''

Shakeela Begum, another resident, was more vocal about the daily ordeal.
"Due to the insanitary conditions prevailing in the slaughter house and the
bad odour emanating from it, we have to keep the doors and windows of our
houses shut. Further, there is a looming threat of diseases. In fact, many
people have taken ill due to unhygienic conditions.''

Abid Aziz, another resident, said, "It would be better if the AMC shifts the
slaughter house on the outskirts of the city so that we could be saved from
such unhealthy conditions.'' According to the laid down norms, slaughter
houses should be established on the outskirts of the city away from the
population so that people do not come in contact with the pollutants and the
dead matter emanating from the slaughter houses.

The Atala slaughter house has become very old and is located in the midst of
a burgeoning population. In fact, it dates back to the British period when
the population was less and it was established what then formed the
outskirts of the city. But, with the passage of time, the area grew and soon
many houses came up around the slaughter house. Now, the area is heavily
populated.

Resentment is also brewing among meat sellers that the price of the beef has
shot up as most of the animals are slaughtered and then taken outside the
city for export purpose. However, less number of animals are reserved for
human consumption in the city.

Meanwhile, AMC municipal commissioner Ashok Kumar told TOI that proper
cleaning would be ensured at the slaughter house so that people do not
suffer. Regarding shifting of the Atala slaughter house, he said it is a
policy decision that has not been taken now.



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