May 12, 2003	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1424

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BAHAWALPUR, May 11: A four-member committee constituted by the district council began probing into the use of substandard material in the laying of sewerage pipelines in Model Town C here on Sunday.

For this purpose, the committee visited the site and thoroughly checked the material, sewerage pipelines, manholes and other items being used by the contractor. The committee also seized two pipes for the laboratory test.

The committee was constituted on Saturday in the district council meeting when a member, Safdar Shehbaz, pointed out the chair that substandard material was allegedly being used by the contractor. He further alleged that non-technical method was being applied in the laying of sewerage pipelines.

At this, the house constituted the committee comprising complainant Safdar Shehbaz, finance and planning EDO Syed Tassadaq Hussain Bukhari, DO (planning) Dr Muhammad Aslam and tehsil officer Malik Muhammad Nawaz.

The committee is likely to submit its report within a week.

SERIOUS: The condition of three children out of six who had sustained acid burns on Saturday at Mauza Mubarakpur, about 50kms from here, was stated to be critical.

Sources said Bilal (7), Reema (8) and Nosheen (5) were in serious condition in Bahawal Victoria Hospital where doctors were trying to save their lives.

Sadaqat Ali along with his two accomplices Javed alias Pervez Alam and Sajid had thrown acid on his elder brother Rao Ashiq Ali, his wife Nasreen and their six children over a monetary dispute.

Nowshehra Jadeed police have arrested all the three accused.

PROPOSAL: The district government is considering a proposal to construct a waterfall in place of the former Bahawalpur press club building near stadium.

Dawn learnt that the proposal was expected to come under discussion for approval during the next district development committee meeting.

Local journalists have continuously been demanding that the press club building should be restored from where they were displaced in March 2001 after 46 years of their occupation.