Mango lovers in Delhi can enjoy around 500 varieties of the king of fruits from across the country as a three-day festival kickstarted here today. The 26th Mango Festival, organised by Delhi Tourism Corporation at Dilli Haat in Pitampura, has on platter varieties like Gola, langra, Rataul, Kesar, Sindoori, Amrapali, Nagin, lambui, Mallika, Fazli, Deshi Gulab, Jafran, Sinduriya and Rasgulla.
On display will be different kinds of rare as well as commercially popular mangoes. There are more than 1,365 varieties of mango all over the world and around 1,000 of them are available in India. The festival, which is organised every summer, aims to provide a boost to the mango industry. This festival is a platform to bring together people from across the country where mango lovers, sellers and farmers can interact and create awareness about the various varieties and uses of the juicy fruit.
The event sees participation from mango growers of lucknow, Saharanpur, Meerut and West Bengal. The festival was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Secretary SK Srivastava. MD and CEO at DTTDC Puneet Goel and General Manager of DTTDC Ravi Dadhich were also present. The first day of the fest started with a cultural programme by Sahitya Kala Parishad.