The prices of vegetables increased at Sunday bazaars in the city while DCO also paid a surprise visit of bazaars. Lahore District Coordination Officer Noor ul Amin Mengal paid visit to Shadman, Islampura and Karim Park, Ravi Road Sunday bazaars and took serious notice of inappropriate arrangements and selling of substandard fruits and vegetables.
He ordered TMO Data Ganj Bakhsh Town to improve the arrangements of the Sunday bazaars. He warned the stallholders for selling substandard fruits and vegetables and said first warning will be issued then they will be fined and later their stalls will be cancelled. However, he announced that such stallholders will be given cash reward who sell standard and cheap items and a three-member committee had been constituted for this purpose which will select the best stallholders. The DCO on the complaint of a citizen exempted the Islampura Sunday Bazaar from parking fee.
He, while inspecting different stalls, inquired from the consumers about the standard and price of the items on which some of the consumers complained the DCO about the quality of fruits and vegetables.
On this, DCO has directed the officers that there should be no compromise on the quality of fruits and vegetables. He said prices of food items in Sunday bazaars should not be higher as compared to open market.
Mengal said substandard food items will not be allowed to be sold in Sunday bazaars in the name of cheapest things. He said he would pay regular visit to Sunday bazaars. He also destroyed substandard vegetables and fruits in Islampura bazaar and warned the vendors who were selling substandard items and said that stern legal action will be taken against the violators. He directed the TMO Data Ganj Bakhsh Town to improve the checking system in Sunday bazaars. DCO Lahore appointed a TOR Javed Iqbal in Shadman, TOI&S Mian Mudassar in Islampura and ATO Malik Ijaz in Karim Park sunday bazar as special officer.
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