The traders blame thevagaries of monsoon andalso their subsidiaryexpenditure for thespiralling cost.

Traders at wholesalemandis attribute the pricerise to lack of supply fromthe neighbouring States.

Green vegetables likecauliflower arrive at themandi largely fromHaryana and neighbouringdistricts of Uttar Pradesh.However, supply fromthese traditional supplyareas has stopped. Thishappens every year duringthis season. There has beena sudden increase in theprices of cauliflower now asfields in the surroundingStates have beensubmerged due to the rain.The supply at this stage isonly from HimachalPradesh. The recent rainhas played spoilsport, saidAzadpur Mandi traderSuresh Mukhiya. Supply ofother greens has also beenaffected.

Traders said the retailersare forced to sell theproduce at a premium as

they have to paycommission to the mandimanagement, apart frompaying the transportationcost.

We need to paytransportation cost at twostages. Apart from payingthe local transporter forcarrying the load to thevehicles, we incur extracost for transporting it toour retail shop. A margin ofRs.10 to Rs.15 over thewholesale rate isunavoidable, said SureshKumar, a vegetable sellerat Sultanpuri, who was atthe Azadpur Mandi forpurchase.

While prices of tomatoescontinue to remain high in

the wholesale market,onion prices havestabilised over the past fewdays. Tomato supplycontinues to remainrestricted to just two States Himachal Pradesh andKarnataka.

Tomato supply has notnormalised yet. Evensupply from Himachal hasbeen hit due to the recentrain. However, supply ofonion has stabilised asdaily arrival has beenadequate. On Monday, 120onion trucks arrived at themandi, said AzadpurMandi trader Sikander.

(With inputs frominterns Vinamrata andRicha Pandey)

Home budgeting formany has been quite atask this past fortnight asrising vegetable prices havesent many a homemakerscurrying to find suitablealternatives for theirfavourite dishes. Whilerising tomato prices havebeen making headlinesover the past fortnight, therates of other greenvegetables are also showingan upward trend.

A sharp rise in the pricesof vegetables like tomato,onion, potato andcauliflower has adverselyimpacted householdbudgets.

While ginger, aningredient that adds theright dash of flavour to adish, has been ruling ataround Rs.200 per kg for along time now, corianderthat adds the perfect aromahas been hovering atRs.150 per kg. Cauliflowerand peas are being soldbetween Rs.40 and Rs.80 inthe citys wholesalemarkets and for Rs.60 toRs.120 in the retail market,depending on the quality.

Hit by blues asgreens go priceyAs vegetable prices soar in thecity, Vishal Kant takes a lookat the scenario in the marketand also peeps into the hearthof harried families

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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MPJogen Chowdhary, Prof.Emeritus of Visva BharatiUniversity, Santiniketan,and former Keeper (Art) atRashtrapati Bhavan (1972-87) has been invited to bethe inaugural artist to stayat Rashtrapati Bhavan un-der the In-ResidenceScheme for Writers andArtists.

According to Venu Raja-mony, Press Secretary tothe President, severalpaintings of Mr. Chowd-hary already form part ofRashtrapati Bhavans artcollection. Mr. Chowdharywill stay at RashtrapatiBhavan for a period of 14days beginning Monday.

The scheme waslaunched by the Presidentin 2013 with the aim ofproviding established aswell as young and upcom-ing writers and artists anopportunity to stay close

to nature in the pictur-esque and serene sur-roundings of RashtrapatiBhavan. The programmeseeks to provide an envi-ronment which will in-spire creative thinking andrejuvenate artistic impuls-es. Various activities like

reading sessions, exhibi-tions of works of art andinteraction with the resi-dents of Rashtrapati Bha-van, etc. are also to beorganised in consultationwith the selected writers/artists under the scheme,said Mr. Rajamony.

Smriti Kak Ramachandran

Jogen Chowdhary first artist-in-residence at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Jogen Chowdhary

The one saving grace for many households is that inthe fluctuating and volatile vegetable market, theonion prices have stabilised over the past few daysand the daily arrivals have been adequate