The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) has summoned a meeting with concerned stakeholders to discuss and direct ways to check the soaring vegetable price in Kathmandu valley.

Hello Sarkar, a complaint-hearing mechanism at the OPMCM, informed the meeting will be held in Singha Durbar at 3 pm Sunday. It said the meeting will discuss ways to control the rising price of vegetables in the valley and direct concerned stakeholders over the same.

विगत केही समयदेखि काठमाडौँमा तरकारी मूल्यमा भएको वृद्धि नियन्त्रण गर्ने उपायहरुमा छलफल र सम्बद्ध सरोकारवाला पक्षहरुलाई आवश्यक निर्देशन दिने उद्देश्यले प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालयमा आज दिउँसो ३ बजे एक बैठक राखिएको छ | आमसंचारका मित्रहरुलाई जानकारीका लागि अनुरोध छ |

— HelloSarkar (@Hello_Sarkar) November 12, 2017

With elections nearing, vegetables in the valley have become dearer by up to 53 percent. The rise has been attributed to drop in supply and delay in shipment.