Apr 04, 2006 :: Special trains for mangoes
If it's summer, it's holidays and mangoes.
South Central Railways has today announced 'Mango Special Trains ' to transport the fruit from Vijayawada to Delhi. The ad. invites "The interested individual/ farmers/ growers/ merchants / traders/ hundakers / associations" to register their requirement of space in the special trains. Detailed commercial terms are included in governmentese.
By the way, who are hundakers? But who cares, as long as the mangoes get to Indians' eager tables