In the far west, the price of vegetables has not been touched, accusing the government of being poor

Kailali: Consumers have been hit hard by rising prices of edible oil, vegetables and other consumer goods in recent months. Rising prices have hit the poor the hardest. With the price hike, poor families with weak economic conditions are worried about how to make vegetables in the evening and in the morning.

The price of edible oil is increasing month by month. The price of this oil, which was Rs. 350 per liter two months ago, has now reached Rs. 360. The oil producer said that the price of oil had to be increased along with the price of mustard due to insufficient supply of mustard. The price of turnip has gone up from Rs. 60 to Rs. 70 per kg two months ago to Rs 160 now. Similarly, Bhindi has reached 70 per kg, Kauli 90, Rayo 100, Ghiusimi 70, Tanebodi 100 new potato 60 and old potato 35 per kg. Green chillies have reached Rs. 150 per kg, lentils and peas 40 to 50 per kg.

Consumers have said that the prices of other consumer goods have gone up even though the prices of lentils and persimmons have remained stable. With the sharp rise in prices of vegetables, traders have started trading in pounds per kilogram. "The price of greens and vegetables has not been touched. Poor communities have been hit hard by the high prices of vegetables and cooking gas." Local Dabal Bahadur Bohara said. Another consumer, Narayan Chaudhary, accused the government of reducing the price of petrol and diesel, which are being used in large quantities, but not the cooking gas used by the poor.

In the rainy season, vegetable production including vegetables has been much less in the Terai district than in other months. In the urban areas of the Terai, the demand for greens and vegetables comes from the hilly districts to meet the demand. He said that despite the unnatural rise in prices, there was no initiative to control prices by monitoring it.