Baramulla, April 15: Acting upon the directions of Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Sh. Bhupinder Kumar to put strict vigil on traders more especially on those dealing with the sale of mutton/chicken, an intensified inspection drive was today launched in Baramulla which aimed to check the supply and stock position of essential commodities in the wake of holy month of Ramadhan.

Statement issued to “Greater Now News”reads, During the inspection drive, 15 Chicken shops were sealed for violating the govt notified rules and regulations.

The Assistant Director FCS & CA has warned all the traders and other shopkeepers to abide by the requisite rules and regulations. He said that any kind of laxity won’t be tolerated in the larger public interest adding that strict legal action shall be taken against the violators of govt notified norms and regulations.

It is worth to mention that, govt has fixed the of mutton as Rs 535/kg without offal and Rs 490/kg with 100 grams of offal. Similarly, Rs 125 was fixed for 1 kg of boiler chicken, Rs 79/kg for layer chicken and Rs 110/kg for parent chicken.

(Greater now news)