Hafiz Azhar Jutt
KAMALIA

The Railway Station Kamalia, though has been among the ancient stations of the railways, it has been deprived of facilities and is in a shambles.
Building of the station has been in a pathetic condition while basic facilitates like washroom, clean drinking water, seating arrangement and rest room for the passengers are almost absent. The derelict state of the railway station reflects the indifference and apathy on the part of the Railways Ministry in a no uncertain terms.
Few years ago a former MNA Riaz Fatyana had got approved a grant of Rs20 million for the development and rehabilitation of the station. Even some work was done that rekindled the hope for it rehabilitation but this amount could not be utilised, leaving the nascent project in the doldrums. Currently, roof of the station building is in a bad condition which poses the threat of collapse. Its condition warrants immediate reconstruction to avert any looming danger and enhance its capacity to cater to the needs of the passengers. On the other hand, due to poor condition of the railways, stopover of many trains has been ended at the Kamalia which has deprived the locals of safe and cheap mean of travel. The people of Kamalia vehemently demand Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique to restore stopover of trains at the station and ensure full flow of rail traffic of this route. The residents also demanded commencement of train between Lahore to Karachi via Kamalia, which they say would benefit not only the people but the railways substantially. The residents from the entire Kamalia tehsil expressed the hope that the government and Railways Ministry would address their problems at a brisk pace.
CRACKDOWN ON SELLERS OF SUBSTANDARD FOOD: The Food Inspector conducted raids on shops allegedly selling unhygienic food items near Mamoon Morr and Stop No-3 here on Friday. Food Inspector Ghulam Mustafa raided a shop selling unhygienic foodstuffs and owned Umair Anjum near Mamoon Morr.
The officials also raided another shop, dealing in food items and owned by Abdul Jabber near Stop No-3. The officials collected samples of oil, salt and red peppers and sent to Lahore for lab analysis. According to the officials report, the samples proved to be substandard. The Kamalia City Police have registered cases against both the shopkeepers on the report of the food inspector.
TMA STAFFERS SUSPENDED: Two staffers of the Kamalia TMA were suspended on charges of corruption here on Friday. The TMO has also formed a committee to probe the allegations.
According to reports, TMO Kamalia Rana Mohammad Nawaz received complaints that TMA staffer including Sami Ullah and Akbar had committed corruption in the provision of water supply connection. The complainants pinpointed that the staffers provided the water connection without the TMA Kamalia permission in different areas.
Taking notice of the complaints, the TMO immediately suspended TMA employees - Sami Ullah and Akbar and formed a committee to investigate into the matter. “Each and every penny will be recovered from the culprits and all such elements will be made an example out of,” the TMO warned. He informed that around 1,000 illegal water connections have been made and investigation is underway to ascertain the facts. SDO Mohammad Aslam Bhatti and District Liaison Officer Bahadur Ali were also present on the occasion.