PRICE GOES OF PACKETED UP LUNCH IN COLOMBO
Price of food had been increased between Rs. 20 to 30 Additional cost over Rs. 9.50 had to be spent for a packet of meals six million Around lunch sheets were being used per day within the Colombo city to packet the meals
The prices of the packeted lunch sold within the Colombo City limits have shot up at least by 20 to 30 rupees from yesterday following the increase of the lunch sheets and polythene bags from the beginning of the year.
When Daily Mirror carried out a study, it was revealed that the price of packeted meals and the night stall food had been increased between Rs. 20 to 30.
When contacted, the sellers in the Colombo area said that the consumers had faced inconvenience due to the sudden price hike that had impacted negatively on their businesses.
However, they said they were left with no options other than collecting the increased amount from consumers to recover the loss incurred by the price increase of polythene.
Meanwhile, the prices of all meals other than the short eats had been increased in order to adjust to the price increase of the polythene bags.
It was also learnt that some sellers declined to provide polythene bags as they were unable to bear the increased polythene prices.
Meanwhile, Speaking to Daily Mirror, Canteen Owners’ Association Chairman Asela Sampath said around six million lunch sheets were being used per day within the Colombo city to packet the meals.
He said that due to the increase in the price of polythene, an additional cost over Rs. 9.50 had to be spent for a packet of meals by the sellers.
Central Environment Authority Director of Waste Management Ajith Weerasundara commenting on the price increase said special raids had been initiated within the city limits from last Wednesday to nab the sellers using non-biodegradable polythene and lunch sheets.
However, he said during the raids the officers had observed that most of the sellers had complied with the use of the biodegradable polythene and lunch sheets as stipulated by the authority.