The floods havoc and heavy torrential rains in northen India including worst flood affected states Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh has triggered the price of vegetables in the national capital and nearby areas as the supply of vegetables have suddenly dropped.
This price hike has hit both vegetable vendors and their customers as the price of vegetables continues to rise as the cultivation of vegetables have badly affected by heavier than normal and early monsoon.
According to a Delhi vegetable vendor, "customers are very upset and not even ready to listen our voice."
"Earlier, vegetables use to cost 10 rupees, but now cost 30 rupees. The customers are so upset that when we sell the vegetables, they don't listen to us. Each and everything is being sold for double and triple the price. The reason behind all this is the rains and floods which have hit northern India in past few days," he said.
Early this morning, customers were haggling with vendors as the rise in the price of the vegetables was making a hole in their pockets.
Another anonymous vegetable vendor said that heavy rains and floods were responsible for the price hike as there is shortage of vegetables that is being supplied.
"This is all because of rain. During rains, sales decreases due to which it becomes expensive. In place of four trucks of vegetables only two come and the rates get double," he said.
The floods in Uttarakhand state have killed at least 822 people and displaced tens of thousands of inhabitants in Uttarakhand state, a popular destination for Hindu pilgrims due to its shrines and temples.
The disaster has been dubbed a "Himalayan tsunami" by the media due to the torrents of water unleashed in the hilly region, which sent mud and boulders crashing down, burying homes, sweeping away buildings, roads and bridges.
The June to September monsoon is crucial for farm output and economic growth in India, where just over half of arable land is rain-fed.
--With IANS Inputs--
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