India: Legal metrology officials have conducted surprise checks on cement warehouses at Nacharam and Orient Cement facilities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The officials registered six cases pertaining to various violations on 23 January 2013 and also suspended a district inspector from Adilabad for dereliction of duty.
Legal metrology representatives raided warehouses owned by Birla A1 Premium Orient Cement Ltd, Maha Shakti Cement and NCL Industries Ltd in Nacharam, Andhra Pradesh and found 50kg cement bags that were light by 20-1000g. Following the raids, the officials seized 8210 cement bags from three warehouses.
Also on 23 January 2013, metrology officials conducted searches on Orient Cement Industries in Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh. The officials registered cases for using packing machines without getting them verified by the department.
S Rajeshwar, district inspector of Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh state, was suspended for earlier visiting Orient Cement Industries and deliberately coming back without finding any violations.
