Like entire nation, the majority population in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir belongs from rural belts and dependent on farming, horticulture and various other allied sectors for their livelihood. Cattle-farming is also one of their major activities which besides supporting their income also help in fulfilling the milk and meat related demand of the Union Territory. Further, as meat constitutes a major part of the diet of maximum people in J&K, its demand is increasing with every passing day making it hard for the administration to fulfill the same with local supply due to which the same is also exported from outside J&K. Moreover, there are only two slaughter houses in Jammu city which cater the need of a large area and are overburdened. Pertinent to mention here that these two slaughter houses of Jammu, one in Dogra Hall area and other in Gujjar Nagar, were functioning from that time when Jammu was confined to a small area but with the manifold expansion of the city, the load on these slaughter houses increased a lot. Further, several times, objections were raised regarding their working and waste proper waste disposal, as these are still functioning on traditional practices and no latest advancement has been introduced to improve the same. A number of animal-loving NGOs also submitted numerous memorandums to the administration for improving the functioning of the same as per latest standards besides ensuring proper disposal of waste so that people, especially those living in the vicinity of the same, may not face any hardships. From a long time, the administration was contemplating to take some corrective measures to improve their functioning and now finally, the necessary approval has been accorded by the Government to modernize both these slaughter houses as per latest standards. The renovation work, to be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 21.88 crore in 12 months, will not only fulfill a long pending demand of Jammuites but will also ensure availability of good quality hygienic meat besides ensuring proper disposal of wastes as per the norms of Pollution Control Board (PCB) and National Green Tribunal (NGT), as these regulatory bodies were also quite considerate regarding improper functioning of these slaughter houses.