The heavy rain in Mumbai and adjoining areas has affected the prices of goats meant for Bakra Eid. Due to the closure of the Deonar abattoir, the government has allowed small mandis across Mumbai and Maharashtra. Most of the small mandis are on open ground in makeshift plastic-covered stalls. A majority of the goats are brought from Rajasthan and they don’t survive in such rain. The goat traders have reduced the prices fearing this.

“We have been suffering a lot for almost two years due to the pandemic. Now the heavy rain has added to our problems. If we don’t sell all our goats as early as possible, they will die, as apart from our plastic-covered shelters we don’t have any other place to keep them,” said Mohammed Rasheed, a goat seller from Kalamboli.