Tamil Nadu Cooperation Minister K.R. Periyakaruppan said that the state government would sell tomato at Rs 60/kg through 500 PDS shops across the state.
The scarcity of tomatoes at the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai is the primary factor responsible for the steep surge in prices, said P.V. Ahmad, a wholesale vegetable dealer at the Koyambedu market.
Amid the high inflation, the people of Chennai are feeling the pinch of the skyrocketing tomato prices. Here's why tomato prices cost Rs 100 per kg in Chennai.