Market checking drive held at Bandipora, Kupwara
Srinagar: Ahead of Eid ul Adha, the district administration Bandipora Thursday intensified Market checking in Bandipora.
The market checking team led by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Bandipora Waseem Raja conducted checks in Bandipora town to curb over pricing and black marketing.
The team conducted checking of various establishments including meat shops, poultry, vegetable shops, Bakery and other essentials.
The market checking was also conducted in other areas of district and around Rs.30000 fine was imposed on erring traders.
ADC said the market checking is being intensified in all Tehsils throughout the district to ensure stabilization of market rates and availability of essential commodities including vegetables.
He also directed shopkeepers to keep Government approved rate lists displayed in their shops and warned strict action against erring shopkeepers for violating the Food Safety and Standard Rules.
Meanwhile market checking has been intensified in various markets across Kupwara district as well.
The checking has been intensified to ensure supply of essential commodities at government approved rates to the consumers and to avoid hoarding, black marketing and profiteering ahead of Eid-ul-Adha.
A joint market checking team headed by Assistant Director FCS&CA Kupwara today inspected various markets of Kupwara town including Bypass road market, Jamia Market, Iqbal Market, Hajaj market, Dar Gali, Old Chowk and Reigpora and checked the availability of essential commodities.
The team also checked rates and quality of goods and seized 216 liters of expired milk and destroyed it on the spot. The checking team inspected 160 establishments and penalized 8 shopkeepers from which a fine of Rs.5600 was realized.
During the market inspection, the shopkeepers were asked to strictly implement the Government approved rates.
Market checking was also held in Handwara, Karnah, Sogam and other tehsil headquarters during the week.
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