Odisha potato crisis

Bhubaneswar: The Mohan Majhi government in Odisha is taking drastic measures to address the escalating potato crisis in the state. With supplies from West Bengal severely curtailed due to a mid-July ban, Odisha is facing a shortage of the…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi called up his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Sunday requesting measures to streamline potato supplies to Odisha. The chief minister’s office, in a statement, said the…

Bhubaneswar: Amid soaring potato prices in Odisha, the West Bengal government has intensified measures to curb the flow of potato-laden trucks into the state, potentially exacerbating the crisis. The West Bengal authorities have now…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to procure potatoes from Uttar Pradesh to end potato crisis in the state because of over dependency on West Bengal for the tuber. Speaking to newsmen, Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer…

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: A looming potato crisis in Odisha has been averted following swift action by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The price of the essential commodity had skyrocketed due to a disruption in potato supply from…