Srinagar, Sept. 12 -- Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced a daily time-tabled parcel train to transport apples from Kashmir to Jammu and Delhi, bringing relief to apple growers in the Valley following the closure of National Highway 44 due to the recent floods in J&K. "Railways is introducing a daily time-tabled parcel train from Badgam in Kashmir Valley to Adarsh Nagar station in Delhi starting 13th September 2025," Vaishnaw said in a post on X. "Loading of 2 parcel vans carrying apples from Badgam to Delhi is beginning today." The move comes amid concerns raised by apple growers as transport of the produce came to a halt following the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway (NH-44) last month after heavy rainfall triggered landslides at various places from Banihal to Udhampur. Fayaz Ahmad Malik, president of the Sopore fruit market, said that 1,500 trucks loaded with apples are stranded on the highway. "Some trucks are there for the past 15 days. The fruit has started to rot in these trucks," he said. "As per our initial estimates, our losses are ranging from Rs.500-700 crores. We have knocked every door to get this issue sorted out." Though the highway was opened partially on Thursday, trucks transporting apples right from Anantnag outskirts upto Qazigund tunnel are lined up, waiting for a green signal they could get from officials for forward journey. However, the road conditions at Udhampur are still not feasible for smooth travel on the highway....