The Modern Abattoir Complex located at Koyasanü, Chuchuyimpang village, near Mongoya Prayer Center, is a facility that is expected to pave the way in promoting a hygienic meat market in Mokokchung.
The facility was initially started as a bovine abattoir but was shut down only after four months because of the pandemic. However, the facility has resumed its operations as a swine abattoir. The swines dressed here are imported from states like Punjab, Orissa and Karnataka but mostly from Haryana and are kept at two swine lairages.
Lensu, who manages the facility, told Mokokchung Times, that rearing pigs in Nagaland can be of significant economic importance and expressed his belief that rearing pigs can definitely generate income and livelihood.
“Pig farming is really going to boost our economy since pork is an integral part of our Naga culture and almost all of the Naga population consumes meat, so rearing pigs will definitely help one earn a lot,” he said.
“Every morning Mokokchung sees a slaughter of about 60-70 pigs from different lairages but among those, only around 20 pigs are slaughtered in here which we distribute to 12 partners in Mokokchung town at between 5 and 6 in the morning,” he elaborated while talking about his business. At the moment, the wholesale price of the dressed swine is Rs. 260 per kilo in the Modern Abattoir while the retail price in the market stands at Rs. 300 per kilo. “It’s unfortunate that consumers prefer to buy it from random streets which are brought from different unhygienic lairage,” he added. On their future plans, Lensu hopes to establish meat processing units.
Temjen, supervisor of modern abattoir, narrated how every morning after breakfast, they start their work with their uniforms on, and make sure their products reach the retailers before 6:00 am.
“We do all the scalding, cleaning, burning, and slicing with clean filtered water and distribute it using our private vehicles without any carrying charges,” he said.