<span style="color: #222222;">An Inter-Ministerial Committee today reviewed the prices and availability of onions. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary, Consumer Affairs Avinash Kumar Srivastava and other senior officials of the concerned departments. During the meeting, it was informed by officials that supply disruptions are mainly due to rain and two cyclones and it is expected to improve in the coming days. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In the meeting, it was decided that the Centre will act as a facilitator for onion imports to ease the process and ensure a quick and healthy supply from other countries. Indian missions in Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey and Iran will be requested to facilitate the supply of onions to India. This is expected to facilitate immediate import of 80 containers and diversion of 100 containers in high seas to India.<br />''<br />'' NAFED was directed to supply the maximum possible quantities to Delhi Government and Mother Dairy and Safal for retailing. Two Inter-Ministerial teams to be dispatched tomorrow and day after to Karnataka and Rajasthan to take stock of their Onion supplies and encourage the supplies to consuming regions including Delhi-NCR.</span><br />''