AGARTALA, May 26 (TIWN): AGARTALA, May 26 (TIWN): Amid lockdown, ahead of Jamai Shashthi, Hilsa fish prices have shot up to Rs. 1600 to Rs. 2000. Jamai Shashthi to be celebrated on May 28 and like every year families in Bengali community are busy to purchase delicious food making items, raw items for son-in-laws. Prices of the hugely popular and delightfully tasty fish Hilsa have skyrocketed in Agartala ahead of the Jamai Shasthi which will be celebrated on Thursday. Amidst formalin fear, price hike Bengali people have proven to be strict on Hilsha in Tripura and thus the price have gone up to 1600-2000, said a ground report. However, this year more than neighboring Bangladesh, sellers are dependent on West Bengal, said a seller. Chicken, mutton prices also at the same time have hit the market.

At Battala Bazaar, the small Hilsas are available with 850 to 1000 rupees whereas the big fishes costs 1400 to 1600 per kilo and in few places Rs. 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tuvOVoL6Xs&feature=youtu.be  Hilsa Fish market in Agartala. TIWN YouTube Video May 26, 2020

For many Bengali people Hilsa, a species of fish in the herring family, is a "must eat" fish on traditional occasions, but the skyrocketing price of commodities in the State ahead of Jamai Shasthi  has hit the pocket of people miserably, although, eating fish with rice is the followed as tradition in most of the Bengali families. 

Amid soaring prices many were seen in the city's markets to, people were seen buying Hilsa fish form the market.

However, due to COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing was maintained in markets across the State.