MUSCAT: In the wake of heavy rainfall and floods, the Consumer Protection Authority in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate continues its efforts in monitoring and regulating markets in especially in the Wilayat of Sur.

Awad bin Saeed Al Alawi, Director of the Consumer Protection Department in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate has confirmed that field work teams have been formed to follow up on the continued provision of some goods and services by suppliers in these exceptional circumstances, and to monitor prices.

Al Alawi said CPA will take “appropriate legal measures and will continue to receive consumer complaints during the Eid Al Adha holiday period through the authority’s hotline number and its official social media accounts. We are working to address them and find appropriate solutions to them on the ground,” he noted.

Al Alawi explained that the administration visited commercial centers, food stores, bakeries, factories selling drinking water, places selling livestock, vehicles selling cooking gas and animal feed and ensured the availability basic commodities. “We also met the owners of drinking water tankers, and urged them not to take advantage of the current conditions and we also asked them to coordinate with the concerned authorities to overcome any obstacles they face,” he added.