MP Chhindwaras oranges get new identity named Satpuda
Bhopal Apr 19 PTI Oranges grown in Madhya Pradeshs Chhindwara district will now have a distinct identity of their own from the ones produced in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra and will be called Satpuda orange under the one district one produce scheme of the government an official said on Tuesday The authorities have also created a QR code for the fruit which will reveal all the information about the variety the moment someone scans the code he said Very few people know that a major chunk of Nagpurs orange is sourced from Chhindwara district It has played a major role in getting Nagpur the tag of Orange City the official from the public relation department said Under the one-district-one-produce scheme oranges grown in Chhindwara will be known as Satpuda orange she said Oranges grown in Chhindwara have a thin cover and are sweet and juicy Because of its distinct qualities cultivators were directly selling the fruit to multi-national companies the official said Oranges are grown in Chhindwara districts Pandhurna Saunsar Bicchua and other development blocks in an area of 25000 hectares Nearly 45 lakh tonnes of oranges are produced in this region of which 60 to 70 per cent are sourced by Nagpur traders and from there it reaches the other states and Bangladesh the official added PTI MAS ARU ARU
Bhopal Apr 19 PTI Oranges grown in Madhya Pradeshs Chhindwara district will now have a distinct identity of their own from the ones produced in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra and will be called Satpuda orange under the one district one produce scheme of the government an official said on Tuesday The authorities have also created a QR code for the fruit which will reveal all the information about the variety the moment someone scans the code he said Very few people know that a major chunk of Nagpurs orange is sourced from Chhindwara district It has played a major role in getting Nagpur the tag of Orange City the official from the public relation department said Under the one-district-one-produce scheme oranges grown in Chhindwara will be known as Satpuda orange she said Oranges grown in Chhindwara have a thin cover and are sweet and juicy Because of its distinct qualities cultivators were directly selling the fruit to multi-national companies the official said Oranges are grown in Chhindwara districts Pandhurna Saunsar Bicchua and other development blocks in an area of 25000 hectares Nearly 45 lakh tonnes of oranges are produced in this region of which 60 to 70 per cent are sourced by Nagpur traders and from there it reaches the other states and Bangladesh the official added PTI MAS ARU ARU
