GUWAHATI: The district administration has been taking various measures to cater to the nutritional needs of the citizens during this period of lockdown.
As the people Guwahati had remained deprived of non-vegetarian food during the early part of the lockdown, the administration has been trying to facilitate the supply of meat and fish at the doorsteps of the citizens maintaining proper lockdown protocol.
As such, nine more vendors have been permitted to supply mutton, chicken and eggs under the Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation Limited, Khanapara with effect from 17th April.
Only fresh products are to be distributed door-to-door.
While maintenance of cold chain is mandatory, vendors with refrigerator/insulated van will move with packet-chilled meat packages of half kg and 1 kg.
The rate of the dressed and packed chicken is fixed at Rs. 240 per kg and that of dressed and packed mutton is fixed at Rs. 650 per kg. The rate of eggs per plate is Rs. 140.
Earlier, the district administration had also permitted 35 vendors to sell broiler chicken with prices fixed at Rs. 150 for live birds and Rs. 220 for dressed chicken.
