65 flour sale points set up in Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD: The district administration here Monday established at least 65 special sale points to provide flour at government's rates to the general public and to prevent illegal profiteering and storage of the commodity during lockdown against possible spread of coronavirus.

The step has been taken to provide maximum relief to the people on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mughees Sanaullah. In order to supply the flour at government's fixed rates, the administration also designated flour dealers in the hilly and remote areas of the district.

The designated dealers would be provided 120 flour bags each from 12 local flourmills on daily basis and would be monitored by the tehsil revenue staff.

The district administration urged people to contact flour dealer in their areas to get flour on government's fixed rates and inform the control room of DC office in case of any complaint.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2020.