The incessant rainfall, floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh have disrupted the apple orchards in the state. Besides the supply of the fruit has also been hit due to extreme weather conditions. The extensive rainfall has hit the supply of Apple in wholesale markets in Delhi.
A shop owner from Okhla Sabzi Mandi said that rain in Himachal Pradesh is always bad news for the markets. According to him, Himachal Pradesh is one of the biggest suppliers of plums, apples, and apricots to the wholesale markets in the Delhi-NCR region.
Usually, one box of apples would cost around ₹1, 000 but now due to the rain, it is ₹2,000-3,500, the shop owner added. Besides, due to the bad conditions of highways, farmers are packing the fruits in the same trucks, leading to quick rotting.
Himachal Pradesh has already received 742 mm of rainfall in 54 days of monsoon this year. The rainfall recorded in the state this July broke all records for the month in the last 50 years, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Surinder Paul said.
[ ₹100 = €1.10 ]
Source: livemint.com
