India, Feb. 13 -- Amid a plunge in snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, farmers in Kinnaur district have now resorted to transporting snow from upper heights to ensure the survival of their apple plantations.

These cultivators bring snow in pick up trucks and lorries and spread it at the stem of the apple plant. This desperate bid by cultivators somehow ensures that the apple plant retains the moisture it needs to attain fruition.

Apple cultivators in the Ropa Valley of Kinnaur, situated in close proximity with the India-Tibet border are aghast at steep reduction in snowfall in this season. It's a precarious situation and hundreds of farmers are staring at the prospect of a loss-making low yield.

Desperate times Suresh Borish, an orchardist...