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| Prices of essentials escalate in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jun 5 : Prices of almost all essential commodities, particularly vegetables, has gone up several times, with the traders taking undue advantage of the prevailing situation in Kashmir, where the divisional authorities are busy maintaining law and order.
Even the prices of local vegetables has been increased by the traders.
People alleged that these is shortage of essential commodities, including vegetables and milk, in the market and whatever is available is being sold on very high rates.
A kg of Kashmiri peas, which was just Rs 10 only a day before the strike which started on June 1, in protest against the killing after alleged rape of two women in Shopian on May 30, was now being sold at Rs 20.
Similarly cauliflower costs Rs 15 per kg against one-and-a-half kg for Rs 10 while ''Saag'', green leaves Kashmiri vegetable costs Rs 30 to Rs 35 per kg against Rs 20 to Rs 25 on May 31.
The prices of almost all other vegetables, including those being imported from other states has also gone up during the past five days.
However, people said the divisional administration had failed to control the prices even before the situation worsened in the Valley.
The officials entrusted the job to control the prices, were imposing fine on some shopkeepers just to make people and the ministers believe that they are working, local people alleged.
A dozen eggs was being sold at Rs 36 against Rs 30 a dozen earlier.
A correspondent who visited a number of markets today saw traders selling essential commodities on higher rates with people readily buying them. ''We have no alternative but to purchase whatever prices the vegetables are available at, said Ghulam Mohiuddin, a whole- sale cloth merchant at Hari Singh High Streets, where only three vendors open.
According to reports about 5000 sheep and goats are being consumed by the people of Kashmir daily, which comes from different northern states, including Delhi and Rajasthan.
Similarly, the prices of chicken has also gone up as against the government approved rate of Rs 70, these are being sold at Rs 75 to Rs 80 per kg.
About 30000 chicken were being consumed in the Kashmir valley daily. However, the number goes up during festivals and marriage season.
The Valley Citizen Council (VCC) has strongly criticised the authorities for failing to control the prices.
People also complained shortage of milk as majority milk from south Kashmir could not reach because of strike and undeclared curfew
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