After tomatoes, now onions are burning a hole in the pockets of consumers. Even as the vegetable that was being sold for Rs 30 to Rs 40 per kg a fortnight ago is now pegged between Rs 70 and 80 per kg. Wholesalers have blamed scanty monsoon and the poor supply of the crop from Maharashtra. Traders fear that the price may hit the three-figure mark in November
Ashim Paul
