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Semmozhi Poonga in Chennai to have fresh vegetables and flowers soon
Posted on: 24/May/2018 9:40:17 AM
It was in the year 2010 Semmozhi Poonga in Chennai was opened and since then this has been attracting many people. Former chief minister Dr. M. Karunanidhi opened this Semmozhi Poonga in Cathedral Road -Anna Salai junction. It is superb to mention that more than 5000 species of plants are grown in this place.
The news that has come out now is soon in the Semmozhi Poonga fresh vegetables from Dindigul would be making their presence felt and it would be fantastic. Brinjals, carrots, greens plus beans from Dindigul would be available in this Semmozhi Poonga counters.
It is important to note that there were record sales in organic jams, squash and pickles got from Coonoor and flower bouquets from Krishnagiri district since the month of April 2018. This has made the Tamil Nadu Horticultural Development Agency to add vegetables also to the sales counters.
According to a Mr. Hameed a horticultural officer, these products are mostly sold in Nilgris and people who come to this Semmozhi Poonga for regular walks show superb liking for these products and they get sold very fast.
It must be noted that the fruits from the government farms located in Ooty became value added items such as jams, squash and pickles at the food processing unit at Coonoor’s Sim Park. Mixed fruits plus pear, apple, pineapple jams, nutmeg jelly etc are available at the sales counter. The temperature in Chennai also made it possible for the quick selling of items like pineapple, strawberry, grape squash etc. Many visitors purchase jams and jellies and these products are sold for Rs 80 to Rs 180. The visitors also show special liking for squash bottle and it costs Rs 150 to Rs 180. Setting up of a vegetable mart would be superb and this was said by many customers.
This made the authorities to bring in vegetables and in the month of June organic vegetables would be available here on trial basis. A senior official belonging to the department of horticulture expressed his views and spoke about how vegetables would be brought from Dindugul. He then spoke about how exotic types of vegetables from other places would also be available in this Semmozhi Poonga in Chennai.
Horticultural officer Mr. Hameed spoke about how prior orders for flowers like carnations, roses, orchids are accepted. He later threw light on the fact that these flowers are got from Krishnagiri based Centre of Excellence for Cut Flowers.
