Latest News from India - Over 100 vans to sell cheap onions from Monday: Dik****

divspan class=BodyText readability=28New Delhi: Over 100 mobile vans, covering 600 areas in the capital, will be selling onions at cheaper prices from Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dik**** said.p'In the past three days, vans have been deployed at various parts of Delhi to provide onions at Rs.55 per kg. The number has gone up to 80 today (Saturday) and will be further increased to 125 from Monday,' she said./ppLater, Dik**** said she was sorry about the high prices of onions and added that her government was doing its best to control prices./pp'I am sorry about high prices of onion ... it affects everybody ... we are doing our best to control the situation,' Dik**** told CNN-IBN channel in an interview./ppAs per Dik****, each van will cover four areas in a day./ppIn addition, a large number of counters have been opened outside Azadpur, Okhla, Ghazipur and Keshopur markets for selling onions at cheaper prices./ppThe enforcement wing has been alerted to curb any attempt at hoarding onions./ppDik**** said the price of onions had 'already come down and we hope the trend would continue'./ppAccording to the chief minister, the arrival of onions from Rajasthan is picking up rapidly./pp'Over the past three days, the arrival of onions from Rajasthan rose substantially and the arrival of bulbs from Karnataka and other states will improve the situation. A team of officers has been deputed to Alwar (in Rajasthan) to purchase onions in bulk,' she said./ppWith the model code of conduct in place ahead of the Dec 4 assembly polls, the Election Commission Friday gave permission to the Delhi government to sell onions from mobile vans at various sites./ppStating Delhi imports all its onions from other states, Dik**** said onions were being hoarded in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh./ppNoting the Dec 4 assembly polls were important, she said the city had changed in the past 15 years due to good governance of the Congress government./pp'We will face the polls with confidence,' she said.br //p/span/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center