Organic mango mela evokes overwhelming response
The Mango Mela organised by the 'Goadharitha Prakruthi Vyavasayadharula Cooperative Society' has received overwhelming response on the second day of the event at BVK College in Visalakshi Nagar on Sunday.
Being a Sunday, a large number of mango lovers flocked the mela, to procure different types of organic mangoes. Farmers from various places have brought their mango varieties for the mela.
Rare varieties of organically grown mangoes including Panchadara Kalasa, Panduri Mamidi, Kothapalli Kobbari, Swagatham, Amrutham, Nagulapalli Rasalu, Haider Saibu, Jahangir, Pedda Rasalu, Chinna Rasalu, Banganapalli, Suvarna Rekha, Kobbari Antu, Muntha Mamidi, Sannakulu, Dondakaya, Imam Pasand, among others, displayed in the stalls.
'Mangoes are seen available at full stock in the city this year. But when we bought at some places, we did not get that taste which we used to get some years ago. This is probably due to use of chemicals. So, I wanted to buy some organically grown mangoes,' said R Sridhar, a resident of Visalakshi Nagar.
'Though the price of mangoes here is a bit high than the city markets, the price and quality seems to be very good Such melas used to be organised some years ago at Rythu Bazaars and it is good that they are back,' said N Venkata Lakshmi, a retired government teacher from MVP Colony.
People were seen not just purchasing the mangoes, but many were seen enquiring about the types of mangoes, their taste, where are they specifically grown etc.
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