Over 17,400 quintals of onion has gone “missing” in Bhopal, prompting the administration to institute an inquiry into the matter. Bhopal collector Sudam Khade told HT that this year 27,000 metric tonnes of onion had been procured in Bhopal by the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited. So to trace the missing onions, I constituted a five-member inquiry committee headed by additional district magistrate that will look into the matter and submit its report within a week or so,” he said. Khade said that Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited and food and civil supplies corporation have been asked to provide all details and documents related to procurement, storage, disposal and selling of the onions. Brajesh Dwivedi, manager (marketing) at Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited, said the issue of missing onions will be clear only when all the details and documents from both the agencies are checked thoroughly by the inquiry committee.

Source: Hindustan Times August 04, 2017 14:47 UTC