Hit hard by the ongoing potato pinch for the last several days, people made a beeline to grocery shops to buy as much salt as they could, thus leading to mad scenes in the state capital Bhubaneswar as well as districts like Jajpur, Nayagarh and Khurda.u00a0

In the capital city, taking advantage of the mad rush for salt, greedy shop-keepers sold the commodity at exorbitant prices touching even Rs 60 a kg in some areas, official sources said.