Task force set up on adulteration
National
April 22, 2021
LALAMUSA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Saif Anwar Jappa Wednesday said a special task force had been formed in the district to launch a crackdown on adulteration mafia as per the instructions of the Punjab government.
Addressing a meeting of the task force, the DC said intelligence agencies would also assist the district administration in launching crackdown on sellers of adulterated items.
He said the task force would include Police, Punjab Food Authority, Food Department, Local Government, Agriculture Department, District Prosecutor, and Special Branch. He said DO Industries would be the Secretary of the task force. The DC said some selfish people were harming the health of the people for their own benefits and were selling substandard and adulterated food.
National
February 28, 2021
BAHAWALPUR: The district administration Saturday evacuated over 105 kanal state land from land mafia in Hasilpur.
A team of Revenue Department headed by AC, Hasilpur, Kamran Ashraf took action against land mafia and got over 105 kanal govt land evacuated in Chak 20/FW.
Farmers call on Chief Engineer Irrigation: A delegation of farmers community Saturday caked on the Chief Engineer (Irrigation) Bahawalpur and informed him about the problems confronted by them.
According to a press release, a farmers’ delegation headed by Chairman Kisan Board, Jam Hazoor Bakhsh Laar visited the office of Chief Engineer (Irrigation) Bahawalpur Khalid Bashir and discussed with him the matters related to farmers’ community.The Chief Engineer assured them that all available resources would be utilized to provide them facilities in connection with provision of water from canals.