Shimla, June 17 -- Gearing up for upcoming apple harvesting season, district administration will set up control rooms for monitoring purpose in five locations in Shimla district in view of apple transportation.

The decision was taken during a meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of Shimla deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap. Detailed discussions regarding apple transportation, condition of roads, parking, availability of labourers, packing material, establishment of control room and coordination of related departments, were held during the meeting. In the state the apple season is from July and September.

As per the decision, the main control room will be set up in Fagu, starting July 15. Apart from this, control rooms will be s...