Wholesale markets across the country are facing acute problems, not because of the shortage of vegetables but due to the lack of supply, which has led to steep rise in prices due to the 21-day lockdown in the wake of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
One such instance is in Ghazipur mandi in Uttar Pradesh."There is no shortage of vegetables in Ghazipur wholesale vegetable market. The stock of vegetables are complete in the market and there is no shortage of any kind from anywhere, but due to lack of supply, the prices of vegetables may increase in the coming days," SP Gupta, chairman of wholesale market, told ANI.
"This is why we are having problems," Gupta further said, adding that the local authorities in the area are stopping a crowd of people from venturing into the market at one point of time.
