Flower trade wilts under lockdown
The Hindu
Around 200 families in Chittoor district who depend on it are in dire straits
In pre-COVID times, about two dozen hamlets in Nagalapuram, Pitchatur, Narayanavanam and Puttur mandals in the district used to abuzz with activity in the summer months. It was during summer that flowers, mainly jasmine and tuberose, used to sell like hot cakes. Many gunny sacks of jasmine used to be loaded on to APSRTC buses and trucks bound for the Koyambedu flower market in Chennai.More Related News

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