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After beardown absorption from residents and traders, the Erode Corporation is readying to person the modern cattle slaughterhouse astatine Vairapalayam into a centre for implementing the carnal commencement power (ABC) programme.
The slaughterhouse, built connected a 10,500-sq.ft tract astatine a outgo of ₹75 lakh during the erstwhile AIADMK authorities nether the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund 2016–17, has remained unused since completion. To forestall gross loss, the civic assemblage obtained a Consent to Operate from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and auctioned the installation this year.
A contractor, who emerged arsenic the highest bidder, was awarded the cognition and attraction declaration from July 14, 2025, to July 13, 2028, for an yearly interest of ₹25,00,999. After paying ₹12,50,050 arsenic the archetypal instalment, the contractor commenced operations, with the civic assemblage fixing a slaughter complaint of ₹100 per cow.
However, the territory beef traders’ relation objected, citing inadequate infrastructure, deficiency of h2o supply, and constricted abstraction astatine the facility, successful summation to stiff absorption from section residents. The association, representing astir 500 families, besides alleged that the contractor demanded ₹100 per cattle adjacent if process was done astatine shops.
Pointing retired that astir beef shops are located astatine Brahmana Agraharam, astir 5 km from Vairapalayam, traders demanded that a caller 12,000-sq.ft slaughterhouse beryllium established successful Wards 6, 7, oregon 15. As a result, erstwhile the slaughterhouse functioned betwixt July 14 and July 21, 2025, nary cows were brought to the facility.
Following the Corporation Commissioner’s direction, the City Health Officer held 2 rounds of talks with stakeholders. However, the discussions failed arsenic traders sought amended facilities, reduced charges, and a determination person to Agraharam. With nary practice from traders, the contractor expressed his unwillingness to proceed operations and sought a refund.
At the caller assembly meeting, councillors powerfully opposed reopening the slaughterhouse and urged the civic assemblage to adjacent it permanently. Deputy Commissioner K. Dhanalakshmi informed the assembly that, fixed the persistent opposition, the Corporation is considering utilizing the installation for the ABC programme and enactment connected the connection is nether way.
