It is the prime commercial crop grown by the Konda Reddis of Maredumilli forests. The red soil applied on their mud-walled houses is integral to the tribe’s housing architecture. “ ...

in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). The two tribal groups are Porja (sub-groups: Bondo Porja, Khond Porja and Parangi Porja) and Savaras (sub-groups: Kapu Savaras, Maliya Savaras, Konda Savaras ...