DODOMA, Oct. 11 -- FLOWERING, with green leaves, a huge mango tree stood tall among thickets of dried thorny bushes along Dar es Salaam- Dodoma SGR tracks in a hot and humid September this year.

The situation baffled travelers who boarded the SGR Train from Dar es Salaam, who saw the situation as quite unbelievable.

Why should the mango tree stay green while every plant is dead dry? “ wondered one of the travellers.

A mango tree can survive droughts because its roots go deeper down to search for water. Dodoma has an abundance of underground water,” said a tall woman who identified herself as an agricultural expert from Ukiriguru Agricultural Institute based in Mwanza.

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