28 August 2004	Saturday	11 Rajab 1425

SADIQABAD, Aug 27: The irrigation authorities in the district have devised a proper strategy to detect water thefts by forming committees at the sub-divisional level.

This was stated by irrigation XEN Abdul Qadeer Javed while talking to newsmen on Friday. He said the step would ensure provision of water to tail-ends. He said the committees comprised Nazims and landlords, who would monitor the water distribution. Those caught stealing water would be brought to book, he said.

BREACH: A 30-foot-wide breach at Ghazi minor near Chowk Zahir Pir erupted for the second time during a month on Thursday. Standing crops of cotton and sugarcane were damaged due to the 30-foot-wide breach.

PESTICIDES: Sale of spurious pesticides and other chemicals is on the rise at Chowk Zahir Pir and surrounding areas. The growers are facing a great deal of difficulty while purchasing pesticides, as the agriculture officials have failed to check the practice.

DENIAL: Advocate Mian Muhammad Aslam, the Punjab Assembly's sitting member who belongs to the PPP, has denied reports about his resignation from the party and the assembly seat and joining PML-Q for re-election.