Vadodara Municipality bans Golgappas
One can think about a million things getting banned in the country but one could have never imagined that everyone’s all-time favorite snack, pani puri, will see the wrath of the government. Yes, in the city of Vadodara, Indian’s favorite snack golgappas are banned during monsoons due to hygiene concerns.
VMC officials conducted a surprise check on 50 golgappe sellers in the city after it got reports about a rise in diarrhoea and vomiting cases. The officials destroyed nearly about 4000kg of pani puri and 3350kg of potato mash and other ingredients for the snack. “Many cases of diarrhoea & vomiting have been reported in past few days. 8 teams of the food safety department have been deployed for this task. This for the welfare of people,” a VMC official told news agency ANI.
In no time, the news spread and people were disheartened to know that they won’t be able to eat golgappas for some time now. While some fumed and calls it a useless attempt, others supported the ban and said it is better to stay away from the diseases.
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