Power outage shuts GMCL slaughterhouse in morning hours

Goa's lone slaughter-house which supplies beef stopped operating for a few hours today due to power outage, leading to shortage of beef in the market during the morning hours.
State-run Goa Meat Complex Limited (GMCL) couldn't function due to a power cut in early hours of morning. "The problem persisted for few hours due to which there was delay in supply of beef. The vehicles waiting to load beef were stranded," GMCL managing director Uday Pednekar told PTI.
GMCL is the only abattoir licenced by the state government for slaughter of bulls.
The animals are slaughtered in the evening and the beef is stored in chillers before loading it in vehicles next day.

The supply resumed later when electricity came back on, Pednekar said.
The abattoir was modernised recently at a cost Rs 13 crore. Around 25-30 animals are slaughtered at the facility everyday.