Jammu, Jan. 18 -- Even as the farmers of RS Pura have been left high and dry in the wake of devastation caused to the Basmati crop by bad weather and Pakistani hostilities, the Jammu and Kashmir government is planning a multi-crore relief for the apple growers of the valley.
While the issue of government's alleged apathy towards the farmers of RS Pura, who suffered losses worth crores of rupees due to damage to the crop was discussed in the recent winter session of the Parliament, the Jammu and Kashmir government looks active only to finalize report on damage to apple crop in Kashmir.
Official sources told Early Times that the Horticulture department has prepared a report showing that "untimely snowfall" on November 7, 2019 caused loses w...