Considering spiralling prices of potato-onion in Uttar Pradesh, MD of Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Cooperative Marketing Association, Dr RK Gautam, said that onion would be made available at 55 rupees and potato 36 rupees per kg through the van, reports DNA.
Mandi Parisad in UP has started the Rajdhani van service. Sources say prices of potatoes will start falling from early November.
Meanwhile, media reports cooperative Nafed will soon procure 15,000 tonnes of red onions from several importers in order to increase the domestic availability and control inflation.
