Amid the lockdown, Borivli residents are facing a major issue of heavily priced fruits, thanks to BMC's alleged biased approach. While there are two wholesale markets, the civic body has allowed only one to function while the other one has been forced to shut owing to the due to the health crisis.

But according to the vendors, this double standard approach of the BMC has led to about 50 per cent surge in prices of fruits. Apples which usually cost Rs 200 kg are now being sold at Rs 260-300kg, while for 1kg grapes the price has shot from Rs 100 to Rs 180. Similarly, Watermelon which would cost around Rs 30-35 is now being sold for Rs 60 or above.