'Kanda Express' with 453 tonnes of onion from Nashik reaches Delhi to help cool prices
The onions will sell at Rs 35 per kg in Delhi-NCR as officials release buffer stock to ease a 59% rise in retail prices.
- On Friday, the Kanda Express arrived at Adarsh Nagar railway station in New Delhi, delivering 453.65 tonnes of onions from Nashik to stabilize supply in the capital.
- Retail onion prices in Delhi surged 88 per cent to ₹62 per kg on Thursday, according to data from the Consumer Affairs Ministry, driven by supply constraints.
- Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare announced the onions will be sold at ₹35 per kg in Delhi-NCR and distributed to Chandigarh, Ludhiana, and Jammu.
- Despite protests by vested interest groups in Nashik that delayed the train, Khare confirmed additional Kanda Express rakes are bound for Chennai, Madurai, Ernakulam, and Guwahati.
- The Kanda Express initiative has scaled significantly, dispatching 86 rakes in 2025-26 compared to 14 in 2024-25, backed by the Centre's 1.21 lakh tonne buffer stock.
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'Kanda Express' carrying 453.65 tonnes of onion from Nashik reaches Delhi amid its rising prices
Nidhi Khare said the onions, stored at Nashik, will be sold at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg in Delhi-NCR and some of the stock will also be sent to nearby cities such as Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jammu.
Kanda Express brings 453 tonnes of onion to Delhi, aims to cool prices
The first 'Kanda Express', a dedicated rail rake carrying 453.65 tonnes of onion from Nashik, Maharashtra, has arrived in Delhi to boost supplies and help rein in soaring prices, with the onion to be sold at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg.
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'Kanda Express' with 453 tonnes of onion from Nashik reaches Delhi to help cool prices
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) The first ‘Kanda Express’, a dedicated rail rake, carrying about 453.65 tonnes of onion from Nashik in Maharashtra arrived in Delhi on Friday, as part of the government’s efforts to boost supplies in the national capital and nearby cities and rein in prices. “The first Kanda Express, carrying 453.65 […]
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