More than 10,000 trucks stopped on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway have been released, officials said. Most of the trucks were carrying apples. The disproportionate delay in transporting new fruit is causing huge losses to Kashmiri growers.
The traffic government says stones are being fired and nomadic herds are clogging traffic.
On average, a truck carries boxes of apples Rs 8 lakh. Stopping such a large number of trucks for days means that piles of apples are literally left to rot.
“More than 10,000 HMVs, totaling 8,820 truckloads of fruit, have passed through the Navyug and Jawahar tunnels in the last 24 hours. The lead secretary congratulates all officials and asks them to keep the momentum going,” J’s news service tweeted.
More than 10,000 HMVs, totaling 8,820 truckloads of fruit, have transited through the Navyug and Jawahar tunnels in the last 24 hours. The Secretary-General congratulates all public servants and asks for their momentum.
Kashmiri fruit growers send about 1,100 truckloads of apples a day to Mandis across the country. The release of 8,820 trucks loaded with apples means the trucks may have been stranded for more than a week.
During his recent visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called on officials to simplify the transport of apples after meeting with fruit growers in Srinagar.
Bashir Ahmad, chairman of the fruit growers’ association, said he told the minister of the House that avoiding the loading of fruit along the way had resulted in the loss of around 1. 5 billion rupees.
“The interior minister has given notice to the government to inform it of the situation,” Mr. Ahmad said.
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But apple growers say the excessive delay in delivering perishable fruit to the Mandi has cost them a lot of money. The challenge began last month when apple growers said their fruit rotted on the road due to a mess created on the road.
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had alleged that banning apple trucks was a “deliberate attempt to destroy the apple industry and push the Kashmiri people into scarcity. “
After their outrage, traffic police said they did not stop the trucks for more than two days and threatened to crack down on those who spread false data about the movement of the trucks in the block.
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The apple is the mainstay of Cachemire. La economy La Valley produces more than 22 metric lakh of apples, or more than 70% of the country’s total apple production.
Kashmir apple is already at risk due to Iran’s invasion of the apple into the Indian market. Barriers to transportation are now a serious challenge for producers.
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