kozhikode the mavoor grama panchayat has closed down three illegal shops selling meat which includes two chicken stalls and one meat shop the move was taken on the basis of a report submitted by the health inspector at cheroppa health centre the health inspector visited the site after local people complained that shop owners were dumping waste at various places in mavoor town the panchayat acted after the shop owners failed to take remedial measures even after holding several rounds of talks for the past oneandhalf years the civic body had earlier requested the shop owners to construct waste disposal plant for the disposal of chicken and meat waste its a warning to all those who violate the panchayat norms a decision regarding whether to close down the shops permanently will be taken later said c suresh president of the mavoor panchayat he added that the chances of spreading communicable diseases are very high as the meat stalls function in unhygienic conditions last year panchayat had closed down one shop the grama panchayat which has 18 wards has six meat shops in its limit