PDP vice president Abdul Rahman Veeri has urged the administration to ensure proper transport for export of fruits from Kashmir Valley, as he finds that at present, a lack thereof is taking a toll on the industry.
Veeri said that due to the lack of transport facilities for the export of fruits fruit growers in Kashmir are facing loses and that the government has to act immediately to save the already perturbed industry from another catastrophe like situation.
Veeri added that horticulture is the mainstay of the economy in Kashmir with 2.3 million people associated with the sector and 237,000 hectares of land in the valley under fruit cultivation and that areas devoted to apple production at present are about 133,2810 hectares.
“Such a huge industry contributing to state’s economy at large should have a constant and persistent government attention and measures needed for the industry to thrive should have been taken by the government much prior to the harvest season in the state. However, there are fears that the scarcity of the transportation facility would leave the producers in dire straits,” Veeri said.
Source: thekashmirimages.com
