PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for sending a famous fruit of the State, ‘Kafal’ to him. In a letter to CM Dhami, PM Modi said that the juicy and divine seasonal fruit ‘Kafal’ sent from Devbhoomi Uttarakhand have been received. “Our nature has given us more than one gift and Uttarakhand is very rich in this matter, where tubers-roots and fruits-flowers with medicinal properties are found in abundance. Kafal is one such fruit whose medicinal properties are also mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts,” Modi said.

 

“Its mention is also found in various forms in the folk songs here. Visit Uttarakhand and do taste the different types of mountain fruits found there. Kafal, which is cooked during the summer season, is also very popular among tourists visiting the State,” read the letter of PM Modi addressed to CM Dhami.