Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Zain-ul-Abideen Memon on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review measures for preventing illegal wheat hoarding and ensuring the adequate supply of flour across the district.
DC Jamshoro orders crackdown on illegal wheat hoarding, unlicensed flour mills
HYDERABAD, Jul 14 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Zain-ul-Abideen Memon on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review measures for preventing illegal wheat hoarding and ensuring the adequate supply of flour across the district.
According to a handout, the meeting decided to launch indiscriminate legal action against individuals and businesses involved in illegal wheat storage while ensuring strict implementation of the government’s wheat policy.
Addressing the meeting, the deputy commissioner directed District Food Controller Shahzad Ahmed Shahani to take immediate legal action against traders and flour mills found storing wheat beyond the government-prescribed limit.
He also ordered strict action against unlicensed flour mills, stating that no illegal activity would be tolerated.
The district food controller informed the meeting that operations had already been carried out against illegal wheat hoarding in Sehwan and Kotri talukas.
He said that under the government policy, traders are allowed to store a maximum of 1,000 metric tonnes of wheat, while any quantity beyond the prescribed limit is considered illegal and is being dealt with in accordance with the law.
The deputy commissioner further directed officials to inspect rice mills, pulse mills and cotton factories as wheat could also be concealed at such premises. He instructed that any illegally stored wheat recovered during inspections should be confiscated and transferred to government warehouses under the relevant rules.
He also directed all assistant commissioners in the district to ensure strict implementation of officially notified prices of naan and roti at hotels, tandoors and naan shops, and ordered indiscriminate legal action against violators charging above the prescribed rates.
The meeting was attended by ADC-I Babar Khan Nizamani, ADC-II Muhammad Tariq Kaka, District Food Controller Shahzad Ahmed Shahani, assistant commissioners of various talukas, police officials and officers of other relevant departments.
