date:May 12, 2017
The health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) in India on Wednesday carried out raids in the Krishnanagar area of the city, where mangoes were being ripened using the banned chemical calcium carbide, and destroyed 2,800kg of the fruit.
The RMC had launched a massive drive against illegally ripened mangoes last week. According to an estimate, the civic body has, to date, destroyed over 10,000kg mangoes which were found to be ripened by using calcium carbide.
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