Food prices soar in Dhanbad

Vegetable prices are skyrocketing in Dhanbad due to lack of sufficient supply from outside the state and lesser availability of local stock.

Onion is being sold at Rs 70 per kg, white potato (old) is priced at Rs 40 per kg and red potato is being sold at Rs 50 per kg and white potato (new) is being sold at Rs 60 per kg.

Dhanbad, a potato and onion retailer of police line area of Dhanbad said, “The delay in arrival of onion stock from Nasik is mainly responsible for the high prices of onion and the situation is likely to continue for one more month as the stock from Nasik will take around a month to arrive.”

Regarding the high prices of potato he said, “potato prices are also high due to lack of sufficient supply from Bengal while the old existing stock is not usable and has rotten.”

Ramesh Kumar, a vegetable seller of Police line area said, “Though the prices of green vegetable are high since the last two months and lack of sufficient stock at local level and non arrival of supplementary stock of from other places like Bengal is mainly responsible for the high prices.”

“I don’t know the reason for high prices of vegetables but can say that the common people are worst sufferer as these are essential items affecting everybody,” said Joseph K.A., principal of De Nobili School, Dhanbad.