Telangana government fixes mutton prices at Rs 700 per kg DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Jan 21, 2021, 2:51 am IST
A senior animal husbandry official said that there has been no shortage of sheep, goats but traders looting consumers by charging heavily
Telangana government on Monday issued orders to the collectors to stop chicken supplies from Maharashtra until the bird flu cases are brought under control in the neighbouring state. AFP
HYDERABAD: With prices of mutton shooting up due to bird flu fears in Telangana, the animal husbandry department has stepped into and will regulate the price structure.
Mutton prices have shot up to Rs 1,200 in some areas, especially those in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Now the government has decided to fix Rs 600 to Rs 700 per kg and meat shop owners have to strictly comply with the ruling.