DEVANAHALLI POMELO

April 25, 2020

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), is cultivating the Devanahalli Pomelo fruit under its CSR programme ‘Namma Ooru’, thereby giving it a fresh cultivation push.

About:

The Devanahalli pomelo is a variety of the citrus fruit pomelo (Citrus maxima) of the family Rutaceae.
It is exclusively grown in the region around Devanahalli taluk of Bangalore Rural District.
it is locally known as chakkota.
It is protected under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act (GI Act) 1999 of the Government of India.

Source : The Hindu

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