The Srinagar administration has launched a city-wide inspection drive to curb overpricing and take immediate action against instances of violations.
District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has directed allexecutive magistrates of the district to ensure daily inspections of all freshfood markets falling within their respective jurisdictions and take strictaction against those indulging in overpricing.
Teams comprising officials from FCSCA, Legal Metrology, FoodSafety, SMC and Police will inspect markets in their respective jurisdictionsand will be liable for any breaches in action against violations.
Two senior officers from FCSCA Srinagar have been designatedas enforcement officers for areas falling within the larger jurisdictions ofNorth and South of the district.
The general public has been requested to report any instancesof overpricing in these two larger zones of the district to Assistant DirectorsGhulam Qadir at 9906464944 (for North) and Parvaiz Ahmad at 7051736919 (forSouth) being assured of prompt action on all complaints thereof.