A cement manufacturing unit at Appaipally in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad district was seized by the officials of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).On a tip-off, BIS team conducted raids and found that it was manufacturing 53-Grade ordinary Portland cement without the BIS hallmark.
“The unit is selling a large quantity of 53-Grade ordinary Portland cement packed under different brand names like Bharat Gold, Xtra Super Supreme and Bheema Shakthi to the consumers,” said BIS Head and Scientist E, K V Rao, on Thursday. We have also seized 325 cement bags, and 6,980 empty cement bags, he said.
“The offence is punishable either by imposing a fine Rs 5 lakh or two years of imprisonment or both under BIS Act 2016, ‘‘ he said.
BIS seized a company for selling cement without hallmark in Telangana
On a tip-off, BIS team conducted raids and found that it was manufacturing 53-Grade ordinary Portland cement without the BIS hallmark.
