Sopore, Sep 19 (JKNS): On the directions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Cabinet Minister Satish Sharma, the administration has pressed into service a fleet of trucks to facilitate apple transportation from Sopore Fruit Mandi to major outside markets.
Details available with news agency news agency JKNS that 40 trucks were made available at Sopore Fruit Mandi for loading apple consignments to be further dispatched through the parcel train at Budgam.
Additional trucks have also been arranged for direct transportation to Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi, as well as to Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana, details stated.
The initiative comes in view of transportation difficulties triggered by frequent closures of the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. Authorities said the step has been taken to ensure smooth evacuation of horticultural produce and to safeguard the interests of fruit growers.
President of Sopore Fruit Mandi, Fayaz Ahmad Malik, along with SRTC officials, AD Food Baramulla and ARTO Baramulla, supervised the arrangements on ground, ensuring that the consignments were dispatched without delays.
Fruit Mandi President and other growers welcomed the move, “This is a great initiative and we welcome this initiative, and they demand we need more trucks for transportation, he said.” (JKNS)
