Residents of district Ramban on Wednesday complained of soaring prices while alleging the administration for looking other way while the people suffer.
The residents said while the prices of the essentialsparticularly vegetables and other edibles have reached unimaginable levels, thedistrict administration has failed to conduct market checks or any othermeasure for keeping the prices of vegetable, fruits and other commodities undercontrol.
Shopkeepers dealingwith food and vegetables are selling rotten vegetables, fruits and over datedeatables at the exorbitant rates to the consumers in all towns of the district.
“The officials of Food Safety, LMD and CAPD never bother toconduct surprise inspection or lifted samples of food articles,” said FarooqAhmad, a resident of the Ramban town.
The Dhabs and Restaurants running on highway are inunhygienic condition and the food served to the consumers is not of goodquality.
Similarly, the vendors selling ice cream are playing withthe health of children and the mid day meal served to the students andnutrition in Anganwari Centers is also of sub standard quality allege theresidents.