Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body (BMC) has launched a portal to grant permission to Muslims in the metropolis who are planning to sacrifice animals on Eid al Adha - the Muslim festival also known as Bakra Id in the South Asian countries celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibrahim and his kin.
Along with launching the website to grant permission for qurbani animals, the Brihan Mumbai Maha Nagar Palika (BMC) has also released a long list of terms and conditions which the Mumbaikars must accept and follow to perform qurbani.
Eid al Adha or Bakra Eid this year will be celebrated on Saturday September 02, 2017.
The Mumbaikars who are planning qurbani this Eid al Adha, or Bakra Eid, can follow the steps given as under to seek online permission.
Steps to get permission for Qurbani Mumbai BMC:
- Click here to go to registration page: sps.westindia.cloudapp.azure.com
- Enter your name and select ward from the given list
- Enter address, pin code, mobile number along with ID proof in the given fields
- Select number of Goat/Sheep from the list
- Enter the date
- Click on Accept Terms and Conditions
- Click on Submit button
The applicant should carefully read the Terms and Conditions listed on the website to avoid any problem.
Applicant who seeks permission for religious sacrifice of sheep/goat shall seek NOC of concerned housing society wherever necessary.
According to Yogesh Shetye, General Manager of the Deonar abattoir, the online application system will be closed after September 4, and permissions for slaughtering animals at other times of the year can be procured by filling out a form at the abattoir.
He said that earlier, the gate pass was considered as a form of permission, but it was difficult to keep track of people who were purchasing the animals for slaughter.
“At the abattoir, around 2.5 lakh goats sold during the festival. This application has been created as a form of ease of operations. As per the MMC Act, the municipal commissioner is authorised to grant permission for slaughtering outside the Deonar abattoir.
"Even earlier, we would try to keep track of the names of the persons purchasing the animals at the abattoir, but it was hard. This is why we have come up with this solution,” he said.
The abattoir general manager added that permissions for facilities like water supply and setting up of tents will be granted by the ward office.
“Every thing else stays the same. People can get the remaining permissions from the ward office. The gate pass, however, will now be replaced with the online permission.
"Once people have entered their details, they will get the permission online and they can either retain a soft copy of it or even print it out for a hard copy,” said Shetye.
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