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BELAGAVI
Vegetable supplies from Belagavi to Goa have been adversely hit, as heavy rains have lashed Belagavi region and have flooded the city and fields, while farmers in the region have been unable to send vegetables to the wholesale vegetable market in Belagavi.
Supplies from Belagavi to the Horticulture Corporation of Goa have been further affected due to landslides in the Ghat area.
If rains continue for next few days, farmers fear that along with crops, the vegetables too would be destroyed as most fields in and around Belagavi are inundated with flood waters.
This is expected to lead to a sharp rise of vegetable in Goa in the next few months.
Speaking to The Goan, vegetable wholesalers said stopping of vegetable supplying vehicles by Goan authorities at Keri has affected the supply of vegetables to Goa.
According to wholesale vegetable dealers, supply of vegetables has completely stopped since Tuesday.
About 150 tempos of vegetables arrive every day at the APMC Market Yard here, where the wholesale vegetable market has been shifted recently.
“Only few vehicles arrived the APMC Market Yard on Tuesday, while not a single vehicle had arrived till late Wednesday evening. The wholesale vegetable market at the APMC looked deserted,” said a wholesale vegetable dealer, Shrikant Pote.
“As most fields are inundated, farmers are unable to pluck the vegetables since the last two days. This, in turn, has adversely affected vegetable supplies. We have not received any vegetables on Wednesday, due to which we cannot send vegetables to “As most fields are inundated, farmers are unable to pluck the vegetables since the last two days. This, in turn, has adversely affected vegetable supplies. We have not received any vegetables on Wednesday, due to which we cannot send vegetables to Goa.”
“Moreover, landslides at Chorla and Amboli have also affected supplies to Goa. Another reason is stoppage of vegetable vehicles at Keri. We urge Goan authorities not to stop vehicles and send them back to Belagavi, as it can enable us send at least a small quantities of vegetables to Goa,” Pote added.
Pote also stated that if rains continue for the next few days, it would completely destroy vegetables as the fields are submerged with flood waters.
