Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Gurgaon: Tomatoes at Rs 80 a kilo! Any takers?

Residents of Gurgaon have had no choice but to buy tomatoes at an exorbitant Rs 80 per kg over the past two days.

"I was shocked to see tomatoes being sold at Rs 80," said Rakhi Talwar, a resident of Rosewood City. "I bought and used tomato puree instead." gurgoan local news

Vegetable vendors across the city were seen pacifying irate customers, saying the almost threefold hike in price was due to the untimely rains that damaged much of the crop. They have predicted a further increase in rates over the next few days.

“This is unreasonable," said Shefali Saikia, who lives in Sector 45. "I have stocked up on a few extra kilograms of tomatoes to save some money in case the prices shoot up again."