date:Jun 08, 2016
Patna is the second largest city in eastern India after Kolkata; high temperatures and humidity there have led to a good output of vegetables, and subsequently a sharp decline in prices.
Sources in the city's retail vegetable markets confirmed that in the last few days there has been a significant drop of 30%-50% in the prices of most vegetables. They say the prices will decline further in the coming days.
The decrease in prices is significant. Sponge Gourd (nenua) is now selling at Rs 10 per