Farmers Incur Losses After Lack Of Access To Delhi's Ghazipur Due To Blocked Roads By Farm Law Protesters

As a consequence to the prolonged protests against the farm laws and the heavy barricades erected at border areas of Delhi, the vegetable prices have fallen sharply in the adjoining regions of Delhi such as Gurugram, reports The Times of India.

Usually the producers of fruits and vegetables from Pataudi, Farrukhnagar, Nuh, Jhajjar and other nearby districts of Haryana sell their produce at the Ghazipur market.

But as several roads leading to the capital are blocked, it has been difficult for farmers to sell their produce in the main market at Delhi’s Ghazipur.

Prices of vegetables have decreased by 50 to 75 per cent in the past 20 days. Shortage of trucks and increase in transport charges has further aggravated the woes of farmers.

“Sellers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are unable to visit the Ghazipur mandi, which has started to hurt their business. Vegetable sales are 50 per cent less than a month ago. The detour has increased the transport freight and shortage of trucks has also affected our business,” said Anil Yadav, a member of the Azadpur mandi, and wholesaler at the Khandsa mandi in Gurgaon.

“At present, only 6,000 trucks are moving in and out of Delhi. Earlier this number used to be around a lakh. Not only vegetables, but prices of all essential goods have been impacted,” said Rajinder Kapoor, president of Delhi Goods Transport Association.