FAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner Ali Shahzad on Wednesday visited fruit & vegetable market
Sadr Jhang Road and reviewed the bidding process of various commodities.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sadar Ghulam Mustafa Jatt and officers of market
committee were also present on the occasion.
The DC went to different sheds and stalls and checked the availability of vegetables and fruits.
He directed the market committee staff for regular monitoring of bidding to discourage
unfair increase in wholesale prices.
He also inquired about terms and conditions of the bidding and said that unjustified
price hike would not be tolerated.
He also interacted with the commission agents and shopkeepers and said that the
district administration was very serious to control the prices of daily use items.
Therefore, regular visit of vegetables markets would be conducted in the morning
as well as afternoon.
He directed the staff of market committee for issuance of price lists immediately
after the bidding and asked the Price Control Magistrates to implement the rates
in true spirit.
He asked the ACs to inspect the cold storage and godowns for assessing the availability
of different items and said that special measures should be taken for the supply in case
of shortage of any item.
He went to farmer platform and checked the facilities and the record of “Mandi App”.
He also checked cleanliness in the vegetable market and directed the Chief Executive
Officer Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) to make necessary arrangements
for improving cleanliness in the market. He also checked the security arrangements
on the occasion.