In the last fortnight, vegetable prices have skyrocketed in the national capital and almost doubled in some cases in the retail market. Tomatoes have seen the sharpest hike in prices, touching Rs 60/kg in some parts of the city, followed by onions, capsicum and cauliflowers. Potato prices have also surged.
The overall rise in vegetable prices has sent households in a tizzy as they struggle to meet their daily expenses.
In Kailash Colony, resident Mihir Sharma said: "When I went to buy vegetables in the morning, I was shocked to hear the prices. Okra and parwal both were Rs 80 per kg. Finally, I ended up buying only half a kg tomato and onion." He added: "I live alone and don't really have to spend a lot on vegetables. But I wonder what people who have big families must be going through with even basic food items costing so much."
Patparganj resident Niti Aggarwal was shocked when her local vegetable vendor charged Rs 50 for one kilo tomatoes. "He told me there was another variety which was cheaper but that pile of tomatoes looked soggy and inedible, so I was forced to shell out what he demanded. Just last week I paid about Rs 30 for the same thing.'' The situation isn't much different in NCR regions of Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon either.
"When I visited the Tuesday vegetable market and found out the rates for cauliflowers, I opted not to buy. But with vegetables like onions and tomatoes, you cannot really compromise. It appears that every week the prices of vegetables keeps increasing,'' said Niharika, a resident of sector 100.
If you go by the Azadpur subzi mandi officials, the capital is facing a shortage of vegetables like tomato, onion and potato because of the delayed monsoon in northern India and unrelenting heatwave. "A lot of crops were ruined during heavy rains in February and March this year during excessive rains and we are still facing repercussions because of that. At least 20% crops could not be salvaged and a large percentage of produce was being imported,'' said Raj Kumar Bhatia, general secretary, chamber of Azadpur fruit and vegetable traders association.
Tomatoes in particular have taken a hit lately. "Delhi gets tomato produce from Himachal, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Each state has been badly hit by delayed rainfall and a large percentage of the crops have failed. Because rains have been delayed, the tomatos are still green and have not turned red and ripe enough. In fact, the produce from Karnataka has stopped coming to Delhi because tomatos are a perishable item and could not last a four day truck journey to Delhi. We are getting only a limited supply from Himachal and Maharashtra,'' said Sanjay Chugh, tomatoes traders association, Azadpur mandi. Officials said the wholesale price of tomatoes was about Rs 30-35/kilo.
Delhi government, however, vehemently denied there was any shortage in vegetables in Delhi. Senior officials insisted that wholesale traders were just trying to create a panic situation. "In fact, the current rate of vegetables like tomatos and onions is actually lower than what it was last year in the corresponding period. The average price of tomatoes last year was Rs 42/kg and this time it is Rs 35/kg in retail according to rates we have compiled across the city. Prices of green vegetables fluctuate in rainy season and this is a seasonal issue. There is no shortage in Delhi and no decline in arrival,'' said a senior official from the department of food supplies.
Delhi government officials added that they were making vegetables like onions and tomatoes available at subsidized rates across Delhi. "There is no way to keep check in the retail market but we are trying our best to make people aware of real prices. We send out sixteen lakh SMSes daily and also take regular action against black marketers,'' said an official.
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