AGARTALA, December 27 (TIWN): The famous tourist spot which is popularly known as Jampui hill, is rapidly losing its glory due to the apathy and negligence of government towards its maintenance and preservation.

Orange of Jampui hill, until ten years ago there used to be meaty talks by every one for Jampui orange. However, now-a-days, no much talks on the topic are heard. It is for the fact that orange of Jampui hill no longer matter most by the people due to absence in the market. There was a time; orange of Jampui hill would make different identity in a lot of many and, products also faces comparatively higher prices than that of others.

Orange of Jampui is in great crisis, production declined, orchards wiped out due disease like powdery Mildew. This ongoing crisis has completely devastated the people of Jampui which has taken hit in the bread and butter of the people.

Jampui hill due to its geographical position is natural abode and home to many rare forest species and also cool climate. Orange has added extra beauty to the hill. In congruity with natural abode and climatic conditions, many tourist activities had come up around the Jampui hill. In earlier days, during orange season that is during harvesting time, orange festival arranged by the state department would attracts thousands of people in Jampui hill. But, now with decline of orange in the hill, every thing become stand still and there is no lively activities that Jampui hill once anchored.

 Now, it is might mare for the people of Jampui hill. Very few people are gathering for Jampui hill reason, orange orchards devastated, orange production declined to the lowest level and tourist activities fade off. This is the situation of Jampui hill in perspective of orange cultivation.

The state department of Agriculture has started initiative to save the orange orchards of the Jampui hill. But, success in terms of recovery and re-generation are not in visibility. The department had taken the help of the scientist from Nagpur and elsewhere but no sign of improvement. Deterioration of the orchards had further worsened and in due course many more orange orchards had been damaged by the deadly disease. The state department as and alternative has started new plantation in the Jampui. It is not sure whether these new plantation can revive the glory of the past.