A Correspondent
Haflong: In order to ease people’s inconvenience due to unreasonable market rates of vegetables, meat and fish at Haflong market, the Chief Executive Member of the NC Hills Autonomous Council, Debolal Gorlosa, along with Executive Member Nandita Gorlosa, MACs, Nojit Kemprai and Ratan Jarambusa, secretary and CEO, Haflong Town Committee, inspected the weekly market on Saturday.
Gorlosa, accompanied by officials from Haflong Town Committee, Food and Civil Supplies, Agriculture Marketing departments, interacted with the traders dealing in vegetables, meat and fish to know the reasons for the non-uniform rates.
The CEM, while expressing concern over the exorbitant rates of commodities, particularly at Haflong market, assured that within a day or two he would fix a rate which the public would find reasonable, of course after a discussion with the line departments like Haflong Town Committee, Food and Civil Supplies and Agriculture Marketing department. He also expressed dissatisfaction over the rule of Town Committee and also other departments responsible for the fixation of market rates. He said at Maibang, meat was being sold at much cheaper than that in Haflong. He also appealed to the people of Haflong in particular to extend support to the N C Hills Autonomous Council in such matters.
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