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New Delhi, Dec 02: Dellites have been forced to shell out more money to buy fruits and vegetables, owing to the protest by farmers at the Singhu and Tikri border points of the national capital for the last seven days.
Vendors in other parts of Delhi said due to curtailed supply, the wholesale rates of seasonal vegetables has gone up by Rs 50- Rs 100.
They said the roadblock at Singhu and Tikri border has impacted supply of vegetables and fruits from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The arrival of vegetables and fruits to Delhi”s largest wholesale market at Azadpur has been reduced by half due to the closed borders, said Adil Khan, chairman…