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A group of engineers on Wednesday launched an app and website for selling leafy greens such as spinach, coriander and curry leaves online.

Keeraikadai.com will sell 40 plus varieties of green leafy varieties (keerai) by ordering through android phone as well as iphone on their respective play stores, founder and CEO of the company Sriram Prasad told reporters here.

The company is sourcing the vegetable leaves from own seven acre farm in Irugur and also engaging 15 farmers on daily basis and supply 15 kms in around the city in the initial stage,he said. “The company will take steps to open stores across the city in due course,” Sriram said.

Stating that customers at present knew only five to eight varieties of leaves, he said the company will display the leaves and its medical and health benefits on the website to create awareness about it.