Cement without Hallmark Confiscated In Telangana

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 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. 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