‘Stored wheat to be recovered any at any cost’

MIANWALI: Deputy Commissioner Omar Sher Chattha has said that under anti-hoarding ordinance 2020, stored wheat will be recovered at any cost. He warned that such elements for shifting the hoarded at the wheat procurement centres voluntarily otherwise district administration would trace the stored wheat. The DC expressed the views while addressing a meeting regarding wheat procurement drive attended by commissioner agents and mill owners here. The DC said that trade was prophetic profession but hoarding the agricultural commodities like wheat was not permissible. The mill owners, commission agents and traders promised to shift the wheat at wheat procurement centres within three days. DFC Muhammad Toufeeq told that gunny bags were starting reaching the procurement centres and the set target would be achieved soon.

Wheat procurement target: Deputy Commissioner Omar Sher Chattha was briefed on the steps taken for achieving wheat procurement target, coronavirus situation and anti-locust operation. A review meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Omar Sher Chattha was held at DC office here on Wednesday which was attended by ADCR Arjumand Zia, Assailant Commissioner Farhan Mujtaba, Health CEO Dr Pervez Iqbal, MS Dr Muhammad Khan, DD Agriculture Muhammad Nawaz DFC Muhammad Toufeeq and others. The meeting was told that safety measures and SOPs regarding coronavirus were being implemented at every level of the district while it was stressed to have more precautionary steps avoiding the epidemic disease during smart lockdown.