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Six flour sale points set up
in capital
Islamabad—Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has set up six
sale points in Islamabad for providing 20 kg flour bags at the
control rate of Rs. 300.
These sale points have been set up at Aabpara market, Sittara
market, Karachi company, G-9, Tarnol, Bhara Kau and Golra.
Monitoring teams consisting of Magistrates supervised the
arrangements.
Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad Amer Ali Ahmed told that sale points
have been set up to facilitate the consumers and providing relief of
them.
Trucks laden with flour bags sold atta to the citizens at the
control rate at these sale points on Tuesday. Moreover, 16 Atta
dealers have been activated with additional supply of Atta in the
markets.
ICT Administration is also ensuring regular supply and availability
of flour bags in the markets and it is easily available in the
markets.
Special Magistrate Arif Raheem conducted visit of sale points and
markets in the city area and ensured the availability of Atta in the
city area.
District Food controller, Muhammad Afzal conducted visits in I-9,
I-10 and I-8 markets and supervised the availability of Atta in thee
sectors.
Assistant Commissioner, ICT Cap (R) Shebaz and Magistrate (Rural)
conducted visits of rural areas and ensured availability of atta at
the control rate in Bhara Kau and Rawat.
District Food Controller, Islamabad Muhammad Afzal informed that
smooth supply of Atta is being ensured in the city and rural areas.
Since, sufficient atta was available in the markets, therefore, sale
of atta at the six sale points remained very low on Tuesday.
He informed that shopkeepers have been asked to sell atta only to
the local community. He warned that strict action will be taken
against he profiteers and hoarders.
District Food Controller, ICT also checked the record of two flour
mills namely Alcam Flour mill and Rehmania Flour Mill on Tuesday. He
also conducted price checking in G-9 Markaz, Peshawar More, Haidery
market, Multani market G-10 markaz and power market G-10/4 and
imposed heavy fines on profiteers for not displaying rate list.—APP
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