AGARTALA, June 10 (TIWN): The poor condition of the NH-44 has lead to endless sufferings for the state people. Starting from transportation problem, now the people are facing the threat of price hike in the state. Although lately, the state govt. has opened an alternative way of NH-44 by which goods may be exported and imported but the same alternative road has also beak down due to over load. Since last many days’ goods had been found rotten on Assam-Agartala road, as vehicles were stranded along the NH-44 highway which has led to the extreme hike in the state on essential commodities.

Apart from the NH-44, lack of labourers on the border for transportation due to Ramzan has led to such hike in vegetable as well as fish.

Prices of the hugely popular and delightfully tasty fish Hilsa have skyrocketed in Agartala on the day of famous Bengali festival Jamai Sasti which falls on June 10.

One such special day is Jamai Sasthi that is being celebrated today. Today, all well-intentioned Bengali mothers-in-law will be pampering and feeding their sons-in-law to the brim till he is ready to burst with happiness and food aplenty.

For many Bengali people Hilsa, a species of fish in the herring family, is a "must eat" fish on the day of Bengali ritual.

Skyrocketing price of commodities in the State on such special occasion has hit the pocket of people miserably.

The delicious Hilsa fish is a traditional item on the menu of celebration. But due to the soaring price of Hilsa, it is gradually vanishing from the menu of the fixed income people.

Reportedly, the Hilsa has been sold at a rate of Rs. 2, 500 per Kilogram the skyrocketing price has become headache for the middle class and poor families.

The skyrocketing price of commodities hits the pocket of the middle class families and poor. Hilsa, a delicacy, weighing about 1 kg is now being sold at Rs2500-3000 in the markets of Agartala.

Apart from fish the cost of mutton also touched the sky above Rs 800 per Kilogram. The hikes in the prices of vegetables have upset the budgets of middle and lower class families, particularly affecting those below the poverty line. The rise in prices of vegetables has created great dissatisfaction among the public.

However, the skyrocketing price of the commodities left the poor and middle class families in miserable condition on the occasion.