10 more farm fresh vegetable outlets in Chennai
Posted on: 31/Oct/2013 1:07:51 PM
Chief Minister of Tamilnadu J Jayalalithaa has announced that 10 more farm fresh vegetable outlets will be opened in Chennai. She also said the government had doubled the amount of onions and shallots (sambar onion) to be procured for sale at these outlets. 30 vegetable outlets were currently selling six tonnes of onion and one tonne of shallots every day.The price of onion is Rs. 50 per kg and shallots are priced at Rs. 60 per kg. As per the proposal, various co-operative societies will operate farm fresh vegetable outlets in seven places – Kellys Road, Kilpauk; Besant Nagar; Vazhai Thoppu, Saidapet; Balaji Nagar, Pallikaranai; Mahalakshmi Nagar, Madipakkam; Bharathi Nagar, Thiruvottiyur; and Mannarswami Koil Street, Washermanpet.
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation will run the other three outlets in Shanthi Colony, Nanganallur and Arumbakkam.
