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    Kashmir’s Fruit Harvest Wrecked

    Asia Sentinel

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    Kashmir’s Fruit Harvest Wrecked
    Highway blockages, floods cause massive losses for apple growers, threatening region’s economy

    Sep 19, 2025

    By: Majid Maqbool

    Photo by Umar Farooq
    Weeks-long highway closures from storm-caused landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, combined with recent floods, have wrought havoc on the crucial apple harvest season. Orchards have been submerged, thousands of tonnes of fruit remain stranded on highways, and market prices have plummeted, leading to devastating losses fo…

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