India highway closure disrupts Kashmir produce trade

Highway closure leaves Kashmir’s farmers staring at crores in losses - The Legitimate

The week-long closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has plunged Kashmir’s orchardists into crisis, with thousands of tonnes of apples and pears stranded in the Valley at the peak of the harvest season. Continuous rainfall and flash floods since late August have triggered massive landslides, severely damaging the Valley’s only all-weather surface link with the rest of the country. Traders say that in normal conditions, nearly 400 fruit-l…

India highway closure disrupts Kashmir produce trade

India highway closure disrupts Kashmir produce trade