Tomato, banana prices go up: 130 MSRTC trips cancelled as farmers’ blockade disrupts highway
The Indian Express · Shubham Kurale ·
The blockade has led to severe congestion on the Mumbai-bound and Kolhapur-bound carriageways, with traffic disruptions reported at Satara, Nagthane, Atit, Umbraj and Kini-Wathar. The police have been diverting vehicles through interior village roads to ease congestion.
The road blockade by the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana over sugarcane prices disrupted Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) services on the Pune-Kolhapur route, with around 130 bus trips cancelled over the past two days. The agitation affected the supply of select fruits and vegetables arriving from Karnataka, pushing up wholesale prices of tomatoes and elaichi bananas in Pune’s Gultekdi market.
The farmers’ organisation has been staging road blockades at Nagthane in Satara district and the Kini toll plaza in Kolhapur district, demanding an initial payment of Rs 4,200 per tonne of sugarcane. The agitation began at 11 am on Tuesday, November 3, and was continuing till Thursday evening, bringing traffic on several stretches of the Mumbai-Bengaluru National Highway to a standstill.
The blockade has led to severe congestion on the Mumbai-bound and Kolhapur-bound carriageways, with traffic disruptions reported at Satara, Nagthane, Atit, Umbraj and Kini-Wathar. The police have been diverting vehicles through interior village roads to ease congestion.
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