Authorities Fail to Enforce Meat Price Caps Amidst Festival Demand

Biratnagar. Meat consumption has increased in the context of Dashain. Despite the local administration setting a maximum retail price for goat meat to curb black marketeering and abnormal price hikes during the festival, its implementation has been weak.

On one hand, there are statistics showing a significant increase in livestock and poultry production in Koshi Province, while on the other hand, consumers fall victim to the arbitrary pricing and fraud of meat traders just before the festivals.