PDP MLA seeks compensation for apple growers in Shopian

Urges Governor to asses damage caused by snowfall

Shopian 04 Nov (KNB): PDP legislator from Shopian district’s Wachi assembly segment Aijaz Mir has said that the snowfall has caused huge damage to apple growers in Shopian and other parts of the valley.

Mir has said the apple growers are in distress due to the huge losses inflicted on their apple harvest and apple trees due to the snowfall.

He said as apple harvesting season is ongoing in the valley and trees are yet to be naturally defoliated, snowfall has damaged apple crop and caused immense damage to trees.
He said that apple growing is the mains source of economy in Shopian, the snowfall has inflicted maximum damage to the growers.

He urged the governor administration to assess the loses suffered by the growers and compensate their losses. (KNB)

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