CRASHING OF APPLE MARKET : Govt to ensure better marketing of produce
After Crashing of Apple and off seasonal vegetable markets in the state state Governmenttrying to intervened in the eleventh hours as the prices of Apple, Tomato and Capcicum have been crashed inthe North Indian Market drastically.
Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj held a meeting on marketing of apple produce with Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC), Agriculture Produces Marketing Corporation (APMC), HIMFED and HP State Agriculture Marketing Board here today.
He directed HP State Agriculture Marketing Board to regulate transportation of apple in the market yards. He said that horticulturists should be sensitised about the reality of market so that they do not panic. He said that good quality apples are getting good price in the market, so horticulturist should have faith on the State Government.
Urban Development Minister directed Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi to provide status report of roads in the wake of apple season. He also directed to improve the condition of road to Kyartu village in Theog at the earliest.
Suresh Bhardwaj also discussed the situation of traffic during the apple season. SP Shimla Monika Bhutungru assured the Minister about smooth functioning of traffic especially around market yards during the apple season. She said all the arrangements for deployment of traffic police personnel will be made.
Urban Development Minister directed HPMC to check illegal practices in the market yards.
Chairman HPMC Naresh Sharma said that strict actions were being taking against those who were found guilty of illegal practices in the market yards. He said that CCTV cameras would be installed in the market yards for curbing these kinds of practices.
MD HPMC Rajeshwar Goel, MD HP State Agriculture Marketing Board Naresh Thakur, Chairman HIMFED K.K. Sharma, and other senior officers of State Government were also present on the occasion.
It has stated earlier that prices of apple, Tomato and capcicum have felled down drastically due to monopolies of big corporate houses in the market and glutting of markets and falling down of demands of fruit and vegetables due to Covid restrictions and increasing the transportation and cost of productions due to high inflations and skyrocketing prices of fuelsin the North Indian Markets.
There are reports that farmers are suffering heavy losses in the market as governments are helping the Big corporate housesto ensure their monopolies. The big baskets are controlling the high grades apple and fruit however since the most of crops are not of high grades.
The inclement weather conditions are played spoilsports with the apple growers as the most of the crop is lower than of medium size.
