Let us harvest our pomelos before evicting us, plead growers in Tambun

Pomelo grower Tan Swee Kong (left) cutting down a pomelo tree before vacating an orchard in Tambun as other growers look on.

IPOH: Thirteen pomelo growers in Tambun, who are being evicted from their orchards, are hoping for more time to harvest the fruits before they vacate the premises.

Choh Keen San, 65, said the growers hoped to collect as much produce as they could so they would still have something to sell.