Dehradun, Aug. 19 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Haridwar, 18 Aug: In a decisive move under the Dhami government's ongoing campaign to root out ration cards obtained fraudulently, the Haridwar district administration has cancelled 5,895 bogus ration cards over the past few weeks. District Magistrate Mayur Dixit confirmed that the verification drive is still underway, in accordance with directives issued by the state government. He stated that complaints had surfaced regarding government-allocated ration being diverted and sold in the open market by unscrupulous ration vendors, prompting the administration to initiate a comprehensive verification exercise across the district.

The drive has revealed widespread irregularities, with thousands of ra...