Faulty weights seized from LSD godown
Joint forces lead by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) yesterday in a raid conducted at the government LSD godown at Jaldhaka seized two faulty weights.
At that time, VGF rice meant for distribution among distressed people was being delivered to the respective Union Parishad (UP) chairmen on the eve of Shab-e-Barat.
Jaldhaka Upazila Nirbahi Office sources said the raid was conducted following a complaint lodged by some UP chairmen to Jaldhaka UNO in the morning.
The complainants said they got lesser quantity of VGF rice than the actual quantity in their respective quota. They requested the UNO to verify the weight of the LSD.
During verification, joint forces found two faulty weights. A 50 kg weight was found to be 750 gram less than the actual weight while the other 10 kg weight was 250 gram less than the actual weight.
On contact, Jaldhaka UNO Shahidul Islam Bhuiya confirmed the report to this correspondent saying proper step would be taken against the culprits after an investigation.
The upazila controller of food (UCF) told newsmen the weights were brought about 10 to 12 years ago.
District controller of food Enayetur Rahman said it is mandatory to verify each weight every month.
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