BELAGAVI
The wholesale market in Belagavi,which wasclosed for two days,is expected to reopen from Wednesdayaftertraders called off the indefinite bandhand vegetable supplies to Goa are expected to be restored.
The bandh was called offafter the district authorities assured traders that their issue would be addressedshortly.
Supplies to Goa are expected to be normal as wholesale trading activities will resumefrom Wednesday. Farmers will get their yield to Belagavi from Wednesday morningandvehicles to Goa will be loaded.
The bandh called by traders and farmers on Tuesday was totalbothwholesale markets remained totally shutandfarmers refrained from bringing their yield to the wholesale vegetable market. Even traders did not visit the markets, due to which no vehicles were loaded for Goa.
Tomatoes and vegetables left by the farmers were seen rotting at the C PEd ground here.
However, the indefinite strike was called off after the intervention by district authorities. Deputy Commissioner M G Hiremath assured a solution to the woes of the traders.
“As authorities have assured us that theywillallow us to carry trade from the APMC wholesale vegetable market and as the farmersalsopleaded with us as the vegetables would perish in their fields, we have decided to call off the indefinite strike,”thepresident of the wholesalers association said.
Meanwhile, vegetables are expected to get cheaper as there is a huge yield in the vegetable growing hinterland of Belagavi district. Large number of trucks are expected to arrive in the wholesale market Wednesday morning, traders said.
