Vegetable prices to remain high until new harvest

Stock of rainy season vegetables brought from neighbouring districts have sold out and shipments from Tarai and India have yet to arrive, officials say.

Mamta Yadav grudgingly paid Rs150 for a kg of bitter gourd on Saturday. “Going to buy vegetables has become a nightmare these days. From potato to tomato, the price of daily essentials has increased several fold,” said the 34-year-old housewife from Baphal.