ASTORE: Director Civil Supply Gilgit Baltistan Ikarmullah dispelling impression about lack of wheat in the area has said there is no wheat shortage in Gilgit Baltistan.
Talking to media, the director said the department had supplied enough wheat to the upper areas of various districts of Gilgit Baltistan and people were facing no problem in this regard.
He said that wheat depots had been set up various main points across the GB to meet future requirements and supply was continuing to these places in a smooth manner.
He said the department had always taken measure for facilitating people and employees had been directed to ensure that resident, especially of far-flung areas, faced no problem with regard to getting wheat.
He said that special teams had been constituted to raid such unscrupulous business elements and ensure commodities of life at an affordable level to the people of the area.
He said that it has been ensured to display complete information about available stock of the wheat and its distribution and total population strengthen at specific places at wheat supply offices, godowns, floor dealers at all districts of the area.
He said that comprehensive monitoring mechanism had also been put in place and contact numbers had been published on those to list and people may covey their complaints or reservation of any kind in this regard so that the entire process may be pursued in a transparent manner.
He said that raids were conducted on elements of the wheat mafia active in the area, adding no leniency would be shown to those who were found in sort of corruption in this regard.

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