Strategy chalked out to ensure Atta availability
Chief Commissioner tours various markets
By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—Vigilance teams consisting of magistrates remained active on Thursday in the city and rural areas of Islamabad to ensure the smooth supply of Atta and its availability at the control rate in the markets. The staff deployed by the ICT administration at 36 flour mills of the Capital also checked the record of daily wheat quota of Islamabad, it’s grinding by the mills and further distributions through Atta dealers in the markets, under the supervision of magistrates.
Magistrates also conducted visits of markets and confirmed the Atta supply quantity from the retailers while ensuring availability of Atta at the control rate in the markets and at various sale points. District Food Controller, Islamabad informed that additional supply of Atta was also carried out through 6 mobile trucks on Thursday. It is pertinent to mention here that 26000 Atta bags were supplied in the markets of the Capital, here on Thursday. He also warned the Atta dealers to ensure sufficient supply in the markets, failing which their licenses would be suspended. Meanwhile, Chief Commissioner Islamabad; Hamid Ali Khan informed that ICT administration has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to ensure sufficient availability of Atta at the control rate. Anyone found involved in black marketing or smuggling of Atta will be dealt with iron hand, he warned.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad has also started checking arrangement of Atta availability in the markets. He would conduct visits in the markets on Friday.