Rise in price of green vegetables in this city of UP, pockets get loose - gorakhpur vegetable prices rise during annakut festival

Jagran Correspondent, Gorakhpur. On Annakoot, amid the splendor of vegetables in the city market, people’s pockets were seen getting lighter. According to tradition, 36 types of vegetables are used in Annakoot, but due to festive demand people had to buy vegetables at higher prices from the market on Wednesday. Various vegetables including Parwal, Drumstick, Asparagus, Bottle gourd, Cauliflower, Broccoli were sold in abundance at the city’s major markets Dharamshala, Asuran, Mehdipur, Azad Chowk, Naushad, Shastri Chowk on Wednesday. Beniganj’s vegetable vendor Surendra Kushwaha said that Annakoot special mix vegetables are sold at Rs 200 per kg, but if the quantity and other types of vegetables are increased, this price reaches Rs 350-400. An increase of 15-25 percent was recorded in the prices of vegetables in the market. Peas are priced at Rs 125-150 per kg. At the same time, the price of Bathua 70-80, Carrot 70-80, Capsicum 140-160, Parwal 100-120, Amla 100-120, Cabbage 90-100, Brinjal 50-60, Pumpkin 25-30, Radish and cucumber 70, Ladyfinger 60 rupees per kg. Stay. Also Read – Youth shot after minor altercation in Mainpuri, condition critical. Shanti, who came from Golghar for shopping, told that we will celebrate Govardhan Puja on Thursday, so we are making preparations from today. Many types of vegetables are required in this festival so that Annakoot Prasad can be well prepared. Kiran from Mohaddipur said that during the festive season, many vegetables get exhausted quickly, due to which a lot of hard work has to be done to search for them. In such a situation, today we ourselves bought vegetables for Annakoot.