PANAJI: Idle for long, the Goa government's abattoir run by the State-owned Goa Meat Complex Limited (GMCL) at Usgao is soon expected to be put to use by leasing the facility to a private party.
So far the the abattoir was run by the GMCL but capacities were under-utilized and the facility was also shut due to maintenance work for long.
The State Government has invited global tenders to outsource its entire capacity of slaughtering animals at Usgao to a private player.
As per the tender, the facility for slaughtering of bovine animals, would be initially outsourced for a period of five years, tentatively from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2024.
The offset price fixed by GMC in the tender is Rs 837 per animal and the abattoir has provision to slaughter 360 animals in a day with the capacity to function for 300 days in a year.
The GMCL's abattoir has been shut since October 2014 due to non-availability of animals for slaughter and improper facilities at the abattoir.
