Andhra Pradesh flags off India's first 'fruit train'

Indian Polity (CDS) Polity

India’s first of its kind fruit train was launched from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district & from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
The train carrying a load of 980 metric tonnes of locally grown bananas has been sent to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNP)in Mumbai, Maharashtra from where it will be exported to Iran.
The bananas will be exported under the brand name 'Happy Bananas'.
The dispatch of first shipment was done by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA), along with AP govt and one of the largest member exporters of banana.