RAHIM YAR KHAN: June 23: A three-day annual mango show began at the Shaikh Zayed Public School’s auditorium on Saturday. The show has been arranged by the district government and the Agriculture Department. District Nazim Sardar Rafiq Haider Leghari and District Coordination Officer Mian Mushtaq Ahmed inaugurated the show. The varieties of the king of fruit on display are: Chaunsa, Langra, Dosehri, Anwar Ratool, Saroli, Samar Bahisht, Toota Pari, Sindhri, Fajri, Neelum, Sonahra, Almas, Sanwal, Surkha, Lahotia and Desi.

The district nazim visited the stalls and said the district produced the country’s best quality mangoes. About 200 mango growers have displayed more than 40 varieties of mangoes at the show. A recent survey by the Agriculture Department estimates the fruit is grown on 70,000 acres in the district. Chaunsa regarded the best quality, is grown on 31,615 acres, Langra on 7,170 acres, Sindhri 4,076, Dosehri 3,729, Anwar Ratool 2,231 and Fajri 1,230. A participant said this year the production of mango was double than the last year which had brought down its prices 20 per cent from last year’s. This year mango will be exported to Kuwait, Sultanate of Brunei Darul Salam and the United Arab Emirates from Rahim Yar Khan.