Greater Noida To Go Pure Vegetarian For A Week

The holy month of Sarvan is going on, and it has not only affected your traffic, but now will affect all the non-vegetarians too. Ban on non-vegetarian food is something that is not unheard of in India, and in the latest case of clamping down on non-vegetarian food, the Greater Noida SHO has said that roadside non-vegetarian food vendors in Dadri have been removed because of the 'Kanwar Yatra'.

The Kanwar Yatra is a yearly event devotees of Lord Shiva carry water from the River Ganga to local shrines in their states in the month of Sawan or Shravan. And while Haridwar is one of the places where the largest number of Kanwarias (the ones who take the pilgrimage) visit, the step has been taken because allegedly the number of pilgrims returning from Haridwar to Greater Noida has gone up.

Ved Nagar, president of Hindu Raksha Dal, a welcomed the move. He told The Times of India, "We welcome the move of the district administration and police which shows respect to the people's sentiments."

However, because of this move fish, chicken, eggs and mutton will be unavailable in the area, making it difficult for people whose staple diet is non-vegetarian.