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NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 12: The district council of Naushahro Feroze has opposed the zoning system imposed by the sugar mills for the sale of sugarcane and demanded that cane be purchased at the rate of Rs43 per 40kg, as fixed by the government, instead of Rs36 per 40kg offered by the mills.
The council, which met here on Thursday, adopted the resolution unanimously.
The resolution said that mill owners in Nawabshah and Naushahro Feroze districts had imposed a ban on the growers not to sell their sugarcane to mills outside the so-called zone.
The members, while debating the resolution, said that the Al-Noor Sugar Mills was a defaulter and had not paid the growers for the last season.
They said the mills were offering Rs36 per 40kg as against Rs43 per 40kg fixed by the government.
The district Nazim, Masroor Khan Jatoi, assured the members that he would talk to the cane commissioner and the governor, Sindh, and in case of there being no favourable response he would support the action taken by the members and growers.
The DCO assured the members that he would take up the issue with the higher authorities.
DISTRICT NAZIM: The district Nazim directed the EDO, education, to suspend the headmaster of the Sikandaria Government Primary Boys School, Moro, on a complaint of the Nazim, Union Council-I, Moro, Abdullah Khan Korai, that the headmaster had allegedly misused the school management committee funds.
The Nazim, Union Council of Behlani, Shahid Malik, demanded that development schemes under the Annual Development Programme may be given to all the members of the council without any discrimination.
The Nazim complained regarding the substandard work on the sewerage scheme of Halani.
A woman councillor, Aasia Ramzan, said that recommendations of female members of the district council were not honoured regarding disbursement of Baitulmaal funds.
The district Nazim explained that the Baitulmaal funds were available only for 558 poor people.
RECOVERED: The Mithiani police on Thursday recovered a 7mm rifle and a gold jewellry set from a man, Mukhtiar Mastoi, who had been arrested about five days back in a case under section 482.
Seminar: A seminar was held here on Tuesday to mark the International Human Rights Day.
Speaking at the seminar, organized by the Naushahro Feroze Citizens Action Committee, Rafia Soomro said children’s rights were being violated and drugs were being sold freely in the district.
She said she sent a list of 40 deserving girl students to the chairman of the district Zakat committee but the students were not extended financial support and they failed to submit their examination forms.
DCO Khursheed Naeem, who presided over the seminar, appreciated efforts of the citizens action committee in creating awareness regarding human rights.
DPO Dawood Junejo was the chief guest on the occasion.
The seminar was attended by lawyers, teachers, activists of political parties and others.
WORKSHOP: A three-day workshop on “juvenile justice” was held at the press club here on Monday.
The journalists network for children, in cooperation with Unicef, organized the workshop.
SCHEMES: A meeting of the Naushahro Feroze District Council was held here on Tuesday.
Naib Nazim Syed Hassan Ali Shah presented schemes to be carried out under the Annual Development Programme.
The schemes, including 20 of road, 16 of schools, three of community development, three of health and 14 of public health, will be discussed at the council’s session on Wednesday and Thursday.
Some members of the council complained that works completed under phase-II of the Khushhal Pakistan Programme were of inferior quality.
