Shimla: For the past several days, the havoc of Corona has not only been an enemy of life, but food is also becoming a crisis for the people. The epidemic crisis has also started increasing due to this virus. Prices of goods have also been increased in many places. People of Shimla will now have to pay more for shopping from flour to pulses. Flour has become expensive by two rupees and pulses from five to ten rupees per kg. According to the traders of Shimla's grain market, there has been no supply of food grains for the city for the last two weeks.

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According to the information received, most of it have almost run out of stock. In two days, traders who have ordered pulses and flour in Delhi, have to pay more money for that. The price of pulses has increased from five to ten rupees per kg on wholesale. There are many businessmen who are not getting pulses from Delhi even at expensive rates. An enterprise of the grain market said that pulses are not being supplied from Delhi. Sanjeev Thakur, General Secretary, Shimla Business Board and businessman of Ganj said that pulses are getting expensive by five to ten rupees in Delhi itself. Their supply will reach Shimla in a couple of days. He told that the wholesaler can sell these pulses at a margin of 5 percent and the retail seller at 8 percent margin.

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Rate increased before supply reached: Seeing the rise in the wholesale price of flour and pulses, many traders of the city have increased the rate of their current stock. The district administration is monitoring these, but despite this, many businessmen are selling goods at increased rates. Flour is being sold expensive by Rs 2 per kg. A 10 kg flour bag, which is available for Rs 270, is being sold in retail for Rs 330 to 350. The Chairman of Grain Market said that pulses are getting expensive from Delhi itself. Due to out of stock, traders have to buy pulses at an expensive rate. There is also a shortage of labor in the city, which is causing problems in grain transportation. Prices have also been affected due to transportation services being expensive.

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