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Onions to remain high till mid-Nov
The total ban imposed by the Central Government on the export of onions until December 31 this year is unlikely to immediately bring down the prices of onions which have skyrocketed in the recent past. The prices, however, are expected to come down by mid-November and stabilise by December when onions will be available in plenty.
Pravin Raysoni of Bansilal B Raysoni and Sons, a leading onion exporter in the city categorically ruled out the possibility of the prices of onions coming down in the next few days despite the ban announced by the government since there were no onions available in the market. The question of exporting these does not arise, he said. Good quality onions are presently available at Rs 250 to Rs 280 per 10 kgs while the comparatively poor quality onions are available at a price of Rs. 100 to Rs. 160 per 10 kg.
The situation is expected to improve from November 15 when onions will begin to arrive at Hubli, Gadhak and Dharwad in Karnataka amounting to nearly 30 to 40 trucks on a daily basis, market sources said. As compared to Karnataka, both Maharashtra and Gujarat have suffered heavy losses. Around 150 truckloads are expected to arrive from various parts in Karnataka in the middle of November, sources revealed. In Gujarat, around 200 trucks of onions are expected to arrive at the main markets in Bhavnagar and Mahua in the same period besides another 150 odd trucks at Lasalgaon at Nashik. The situation will, however, improve by December.
Pavement cleared
In a major action, the anti-encroachment department of the Pune Municipal Corporation PMC evicted the vendors and hawkers who had set up shop at the pavement outside Sassoon Hospital, near Pune railway station.
Even as vehicles were permitted a one-way use on this stretch, the hawkers and vendors hawked their goods on the pavements, adding to the traffic congestion. The anti-encroachment department on Monday seized the goods of nearly 100 vendors and seven hawkers. The pavements were finally cleared by the anti-encroachment department8217;s action, while several huts along Sassoon hospital on the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar road were demolished. Handcarts outside the railway station and bus stand were also seized.
