Kashmir Apple On Track Again After Suffering Rs 700 Crore Losses By Highway Closure

The parcel train was flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha from the Srinagar railway station to Delhi.

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00:00The first Apple train was today flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Chinna from

00:07Srinagar railway station. This can pave way for apples to be transported from

00:13Srinagar to other parts of the country. Recently floods caused massive damage to

00:19National Highway 44 that's Srinagar Jammu Highway resulting in a washing

00:23away large parts of the road. But now this train service that was started

00:28today will provide transportation facilities to growers to send their

00:34produce to Delhi and from there to other parts of the country. Growers have

00:41estimated large-scale losses due to the closure of the highway. In fact the

00:48estimate says that almost rupees 700 crore losses have been suffered by growers

00:53because of the closure of the highway.

00:56The service has been increased here and every day will be transported from the

01:06other perishable goods and will be transported from the next day to Delhi. I believe that

01:12there will be a huge impact here in Srinagar.

01:18Today there was a flash flood and a flood in the entire region. The roads have been

01:25burned, the roads have been burned, the roads have been burned. The rail has already opened

01:28If this service continues, this can provide a big boost to Kashmir economy.

01:58If this service continues, this can provide a big boost to Kashmir economy.