Srinagar
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for mitigation of losses incurred by Kashmir’s fruit growers due to the snowfall that caused havoc to the horticulture industry.

She said the state was duty-bound to safeguard Kashmir’s horticulture sector which acts as a backbone to its economy. According to a party spokesman, the PDP chief held detailed deliberations with the people from north Kashmir’s Sopore and central Kashmir’s Khansahib areas and sought details from them about the aftermath of the recent unseasonal snowfall and the damages incurred by orchardists.

“The recent snowfall in Kashmir has wreaked havoc on the region’s fruit growers with damage caused to the crops turning calamitous with each passing day. The state is duty-bound to mitigate the losses incurred by the farmers and fruit growers in the state so that they could save themselves from getting debt-ridden and being caught in the midst of tumultuous times,” she said.