The market intelligence wing of the Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department on Tuesday conducted raids on several potato and onion godowns here in a drive to check artificial shortage of the tubers.
Sources said the sleuths examined documents of the gowdons vis-à-vis import sources and wholesale prices of these common vegetables.
It may be mentioned that prices of potatoes and onions have increased drastically in last three weeks while the administration was concentrating on the election process. Now, potato is being sold at Rs16 and onion at Rs20 at some places in the city.