Ludhiana: Food dept seeks a week's time to avoiding sealing

LUDHIANA: As the MC officials were likely to seal the office of district food supplies and consumer affairs (DFSC) at the third floor of MC zone D office
The officials of the district food supplies and consumer affairs (DFSC) department have sought a week's time from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation for clearing the pending dues to avoid sealing of their office.
They met the MC commissioner KP Brar on Wednesday in this regard.However, sources revealed that food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu has sought records from MC officials regarding the payments.
As per the officials, since 2003, the department had taken the third floor of the MC office on rent. Every month, they are supposed to pay Rs 90,000 to the civic body but they have failed to make the payments on time.
In a way, MC had to recover Rs 52.02 lakh in the form of rent. By the end of 2018, the department had paid Rs 17.52 lakh to MC but still they have to pay the remaining amount.
The department was served a notice in February and the MC had given final notice on Tuesday in which they had given time till Thursday evening.