PAPSCO holds mango, jackfruit mela

June 08, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:45 am IST - PUDUCHERRY:

Mangoes being arranged at the Mela on Wednesday. -Photo: S.S. Kumar

Mangoes being arranged at the Mela on Wednesday. -Photo: S.S. Kumar

In a bid to offer residents fruits at subsidised rates, the Puducherry Agro Products, Food and Civil Supplies Corporation (PAPSCO) has organised a Mango and Jackfruit Mela at the ground near the Rajiv Gandhi statue.

A press release from PAPSCO said that nine varieties of mangoes including Mulgoa and Raspuri among others are available at the mela.

Organic cultivation

The release added that the mangoes have been procured directly from the farmers, and have been organically cultivated, without the use of chemical pesticides.

The mela is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will continue till the end of the mango season.

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