<p>Another tranche of about 500 tonnes of onion is expected to reach Mudra port next week, they added.<br /><br />The landed cost of onion imported from Pakistan would be about Rs 32 per kg, sources said.<br />Onions can be imported from Pakistan only through sea route, as the neighbouring country has imposed ban on export of the commodity to India via land and rail route.<br /><br />The government had asked the state-owned trading firms PEC and STC to import onions to boost domestic supply and control rising prices of onion, which had surged to Rs 70-85 per kg on December 20.<br /><br />The imported onions contracted by STC were stuck at the Wagah-Attari border because of the ban.</p>
<p>Another tranche of about 500 tonnes of onion is expected to reach Mudra port next week, they added.<br /><br />The landed cost of onion imported from Pakistan would be about Rs 32 per kg, sources said.<br />Onions can be imported from Pakistan only through sea route, as the neighbouring country has imposed ban on export of the commodity to India via land and rail route.<br /><br />The government had asked the state-owned trading firms PEC and STC to import onions to boost domestic supply and control rising prices of onion, which had surged to Rs 70-85 per kg on December 20.<br /><br />The imported onions contracted by STC were stuck at the Wagah-Attari border because of the ban.</p>