Vadodara Beat

Action initiated
The Weight and Measures department initiated action against 33 shopkeepers under the Packaging Act, 48 shopkeepers for using improper weights and slapped fines of about Rs 8,000 in the past week. In all, more than 260 shops were inspected, a press note said here on Monday.

Centre opened
Mayor Bharati Vyas on Tuesday inaugurated a anganwadi centre near Santoshnagar in Subhanpura. Speaking on the occasion, she lauded councillor Yogesh Patel, who has given Rs 90,000 from his quota for the centre. Children from nearby areas will be trained at the centre.

Plea to VMC
On behalf of shopkeepers of the VMC-owned Padmavati Shopping Centre, L M Rochani, a shop-owner, has urged Municipal Commissioner G R Aloria to ensure that leaking roofs and water-logging did not damage their goods during the monsoon. Claiming that their earlier requests fell on deaf ears, he said if the problem was not sorted out, they would have no alternative but to seek compensation.