Srinagar: Apple Growers, traders said that despite meeting home minister Amit Shah recently and other assurances given by top authorities for the smooth transportation of apples outside valley, around 6000 trucks are still waiting to cross the highway since October 2.
President Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU) Bashir Ahmad said that for a few days apple laden trucks were allowed to move towards Jammu but more trucks were halted since October 02 and the situation has again reached to square one.
He said that on every alternate day around 3000 trucks are getting loaded here in Kashmir but just a few hundreds are allowed to move towards Jammu and others get time after three, five or even seven days to move towards Jammu.
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He said that the government claims are confined to press notes only and situation is worse on the ground.
“I have never witnessed such things in the past” he said, adding, “Even meeting with Home Minister Amit and others bear no fruits as their assurances have proved hoax on the ground.”
He said that market is also getting down each passing day as fruits are reaching markets late.
Notably, around 70 percent of population in Kashmir are directly or indirectly dependent on apple industry and it is the backbone of Kashmir’s economy.
(KNO)
