3 minors found working at anganwadi ration godown

Dehradun: A team from the Dehradun district administration found three minors working at a central storage godown in Bhagwanpur in Haridwar district from where ration is supplied to anganwadi centres across the state during a surprise inspection on Thursday afternoon. The minors were rescued and handed over to local authorities, and legal proceedings were initiated against the warehouse owner.The inspection followed complaints about the quality of products supplied from the warehouse. Officials reported several irregularities during the inspection. The manufacturing and expiry dates of some food items, including dates and banana chips, appeared questionable.District magistrate Savin Bansal said the warehouse operations were not in line with established norms. "There was no proper temperature control system for safe storage of food items. Stock and distribution registers were not updated, and the quality certificate issued by the supplier could not be produced," he said.