Vegetable prices are skyrocketing in Dhanbad due to lack of sufficient supply from outside the state and lesser availability of local stock.

Onion is being sold at Rs 70 per kg, white potato (old) is priced at Rs 40 per kg and red potato is being sold at Rs 50 per kg and white potato (new) is being sold at Rs 60 per kg.

Ujjwal Kumar, a potato and onion retailer of police line area of Dhanbad said, “The delay in arrival of onion stock from Nasik is mainly responsible for the high prices of onion and the situation is likely to continue for one more month as the stock from Nasik will take around a month to arrive.”

Regarding the high prices of potato he said, “potato prices are also high due to lack of sufficient supply from Bengal while the old existing stock is not usable and has rotten.”

Ramesh Kumar, a vegetable seller of Police line area said, “Though the prices of green vegetable are high since the last two months and lack of sufficient stock at local level and non arrival of supplementary stock of from other places like Bengal is mainly responsible for the high prices.”

“I don’t know the reason for high prices of vegetables but can say that the common people are worst sufferer as these are essential items affecting everybody,” said Joseph K.A., principal of De Nobili School, Dhanbad.

300 bed Covid centre in Chatra

Chatra deputy commissioner Divyanshu Jha ordered a polytechnic building to be converted into a 300 bed covid care centre due to rise in cases.

The college is situated in Kathotia under Paradih panchayat of chatra block.

At present the town has a 100 bed covid care centre running in a newly constructed subdivisonal office building.

Chatra subdivsional officer Mumtaz Ansari visited the college to oversee the preparations and ensure the facility is ready within a week.

Illegal paddy auctioned by officials

Chatra district administration auctioned paddy crops grown on government land sending a clear signal to land grabbers that such acts will not be tolerated.

Auction took place in Dhebro village under Kanhachatti block where paddy crops from 33 acres of land were auctioned.

Block officials reached the village on Wednesday and organised the auction participated by seven farmers. The government rate was fixed as Rs.1,01,000. During auction, the final rate reached Rs.2,05,000 paid by one Yugesgwar Yadav. Officials on Thursday handed the ownership of paddy to Yadav.

Land grabbers had refused to vacate the land despite several warnings from officials. The auction was a necessary action taken to send a message that they won’t be mute spectators anymore.

Ramgarh DC reviews Rajrappa temple work

Ramgarh Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh on Thursday reviewed the work being done to develop the Chinnamastika Siddha Peeth Rajrappa as a religious and tourism place.

Executive Engineer JSBCCL informed the Deputy Commissioner on the progress made so far under the first phase.The DC sought information from Forest Divisional Officer Ved Prakash Kamboj about the problems of land in construction works and held a detailed discussion to execute the cases at the earliest.