Committees have been established in Dera Ghazi Khan Division to ensure full payments to sugarcane farmers.
Strict measures have been ordered to prevent weight deductions and manipulation during the procurement process.
Instructions have been issued to regularly monitor and verify weighing scales and weighbridges, with industries, labor departments, and other authorities directed to work collaboratively to enforce these measures.
The directives were issued by Commissioner Dr. Nasir Mehmood Bashir during a video link meeting. The meeting also reviewed district rankings and other matters as per the scorecard set by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The commissioner emphasized the installation of reflectors on sugarcane-laden trolleys to prevent road accidents. He also instructed that trolleys and other vehicles must utilize safe parking areas instead of roadside parking.
Highlighting the increase in road accidents during the sugarcane season, he stressed the importance of implementing safety measures to protect precious lives.—APP
