Srinagar (NVI): Amid the Covid-19 lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, the UT government today said that a “mechanism has been worked out” for the speedy transportation of horticultural produce, especially the bumper cherry crop in the Valley this year.
This was stated by the Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma, in Srinagar today. Sharma said that seasonal fruit cherry will be transported by way of various interventions from farms to markets.
“Government is fully abreast with the situation that has arisen out of COVID 19 pandemic due to which the cherry growers and processing unit holders are facing problems. Necessary steps are being taken for ensuring the transportation of Cherry crop to other parts of the country where they are marketed,” Sharma said while interacting with the farmers involved in Cherry produce in Kashmir.
Sharma asked Director, Horticulture Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmed to provide all the necessary help to the unit holders with regard to the movement passes and other related things. “With regard to the provision of subsidy on transportation of cherry to different terminal markets it would be taken up with the concerned,” the LG’s advisor said and nominated Deputy Director Horticulture as a Nodal officer for liaisoning with the cherry processing unit holders and taking necessary steps for addressing their grievances.
Speaking on the occasion, Director Horticulture informed the Advisor that 215 tons of cherry has already been exported to different markets of the country and around 1000 boxes have been airlifted to Mumbai till date. He also said that 2000 tons of raw cherry was exported to different mandies (markets) of the country last year. Besides, 6000 tons are set to be transported.
