Lanong told reporters that the project on a 20,000 square metre plot would cost nearly Rs 23 crore.
According to Lanong, in the absence of a modern slaughterhouse in the city, butchers are slaughtering animals at their places or private lands where solid and liquid wastes are disposed of in the drains and the meat is extremely unhygienic for human consumption.
The design of the proposed abattoir adhered to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules 2001 and the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) 4393 of 1979 which is the basic requirement for an abattoir, Lanong said.
The government maintains that in a state where consumption of meat is high, allowing sale of meat in retail can neither ensure cleanliness nor hygiene.
Apart from the non-availability of an organised or a proper slaughterhouse here and elsewhere in the state, there is no process of ante-mortem inspection or post-mortem to ascertain if the animals were suffering from any disease.
Lack of proper supply of clean water in and around the butchering places is another problem.
Lanong said the proposed abattoir would provide quality and hygienic meat to the consumers and address the problem of pollution of environment, including the streams and the rivers.
The structure of all buildings and the facilities under abattoir had been considered in accordance with respective BIS code and national building code, Lanong said.
In the proposed abattoir, many technical and non-technical staff will be employed and it is estimated that during the first year, around 116 employees will be required. There is a huge scope for indirect employment.
The state veterinary and animal husbandry department will be the promoter of the project. On its completion and after commissioning of the plant, the department will hand over the abattoir to a competent agency to run it on a private-public partnership model.