Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Islamabad: Rawat to have ‘bountiful’ Ramazan
08-06-2009, 08:10 AM
Post: #1
Islamabad: Rawat to have ‘bountiful’ Ramazan
[Image: isloo_market_325.jpg?MOD=AJPERES]

The Rawat weekly bazaar has 100 shops where almost all kitchen commodities from fruits and vegetable to grocery items will be available. — Photo by AP/File

ISLAMABAD: This Ramazan will bring some additional blessings to the people of rural areas as the capital administration has established the first weekly bazaar in Rawat to offer consumer items on subsidised rates.

‘The bazaar has been set up on the demand of people of the area from where complaints were coming about exorbitant rates of fruits and vegetables,’ Islamabad’s Deputy Commissioner Amir Ali Ahmed told Dawn on Monday.

The official said the administration had planned last year to establish at least two weekly bazaars in rural areas on the pattern of three such markets already functioning in urban areas of the city – H-9, G-6 and G-11 sectors.

The Rawat weekly bazaar has 100 shops where almost all kitchen commodities from fruits and vegetable to grocery items will be available.

Before the establishment of this weekly market, about 50 per cent of the total population of Islamabad living outside municipal limits of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) was deprived of the facility of having subsidised and sufficient quantity of food items in their nearby localities.

Giving details about fixing of prices and functioning of the newly set up bazaar, Mr Ahmed said a committee had been formed, including assistant commissioner rural, Rawat Union Council administrator and assistant director local government as official members. Two members of the New Rawat Market and two consumers will assist the committee in determining the prices. The market will ensure availability of quality items at prices equivalent to those demanded in CDA bazaars, he said.

Demand for fruits, vegetables and other kitchen items generally increases during the holy month of Ramazan.

In order to ensure security in the bazaar, the deputy commissioner directed the Rawat UC administrator to ensure availability of walkthrough gates and other security gadgets.

The union council administrator will also be the administrator of the bazaar and will ensure quality control.Mr Ahmed said a project concept (PC-1) had also been prepared for the construction of a weekly bazaar in Bhara Kahu. ‘This project will be placed before the Islamabad Development Working Party (IDWP) forthcoming meeting.’

The official directed his team to ensure that the prices of essential commodities at the new weekly bazaar should be comparatively cheaper so that the bazaar could provide relief to the people.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn...an--szh-02
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  ISLAMABAD News : CDA likely to approve establishment of economic zone near Rawat LRE-Azan 0 633 01-16-2023 07:33 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  New plan: In the next few years, Rawat may be the new Islamabad Salman 0 3,975 01-29-2014 05:28 PM
Last Post: Salman
  PTCL offers special Ramazan service Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,406 08-24-2010 11:51 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  CDG to provide sugar at 21 Ramazan Bazaars Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,694 08-05-2010 01:32 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  US secret training camp in Rawat... LRE 0 2,869 09-30-2009 12:19 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Ramazan in Najaf - Iraq (Snap) LahoreEstate 0 3,247 09-12-2009 10:37 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Ramazan in Bosinia (snap) LahoreEstate 0 2,636 09-07-2009 06:56 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  FAISALABAD: The district government has installed computers at its 16 Ramazan bazaars LahoreEstate 0 3,065 09-07-2009 06:48 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Ramazan in Al-Quds (snap) LahoreEstate 0 2,580 09-05-2009 08:21 AM
Last Post: LahoreEstate
  Saudi Arabia allows telescopes to determine Ramazan start Naveed Yaseen 0 4,051 08-19-2009 05:18 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Punjab CM orders free Iftar in Ramazan Naveed Yaseen 0 2,836 08-05-2009 05:20 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Islamabad: Illegal arms, ammunition recovered in Rawat raids Naveed Yaseen 0 3,024 05-06-2009 07:18 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen
  Banks ‘causing inconvenience to customers in Ramazan’ LRE 0 2,518 09-07-2008 01:34 PM
Last Post: LRE
  Islamabad: CDA to build fruit, vegetable market in Rawat Naveed Yaseen 0 3,122 08-02-2008 05:26 AM
Last Post: Naveed Yaseen

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)