The Punjab government will set up a state-of-the-art pig meat processing plant in the State.
This decision was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Badal while presiding over a meeting with the delegation of piggery farmers and senior officers of the Animal Husbandry Department, an official spokesman said.
Mr. Badal directed the Department to find a suitable site so that the proposal to set up a meat processing plant could be implemented in the right earnest.
He also asked the Department to take up the matter with UT Administration of Chandigarh to allow the processing of pig meat to farmers in Chandigarh till the new plant was established in the State.
Taking part in the deliberations, the delegation informed the Chief Minister that though the pig farming had picked up but still they were not getting the desired prices prevalent in Nagaland and thus deprived of profit.
The Chief Minister asked the Powercom to ensure the strict implementation of power supply in all the pig farms.-PTI
