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Vol. 5 Num 1087 Fri. June 22, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


10 Ctg firms fined for pilfering Wasa water


A mobile court fined 10 industrial and commercial establishments in the port city Tk 13.91 lakh in the last three days for pilfering Wasa water.

These firms were lifting water illegally using tubewells connected to Wasa line, sources said, adding that they also used separate pipes to bypass Wasa meters.

The establishments are AR Tower Building, Sarah Tower, Authentic Properties and Builders Limited, Sunmar Properties Limited, Lease Washing Industries Limited, Afford Development Limited, Salam Valley, Maolana CNG Conversion Centre, Forum Centre and Arafat Steel Industries Limited.

The court also disconnected four illegal water supply lines during the drives led by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Magistrate Md Munir Chowdhury, the sources added.