Beginning of summer was marked by the inauguration of ‘Grapes and watermelon mela’ organised by Horticultural Producer’s Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS) at an outlet near Hudson Circle in Bengaluru on February 19.
During the mela, 11 varieties of grapes, including Bangalore Blue, Thomson Seedless, Krishna Sharad, Sonaka, Super Sonaka and three watermelon varieties — Namdari, Kiran and Yellow fleshed watermelon — will be sold at a 10% discount at all Hopcoms outlets.
N. Devaraj, president, Hopcoms, said, “In the current year, we aim to sell 500 metric tonnes of grapes, and 900 metric tonnes of watermelon. We request the people of Bengaluru to take advantage of this special mela.”
