SOPORE, May 14 -- In a major step towards strengthening the Horticulture infrastructure in North Kashmir, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Javid Ahmad Dar, today visited the Fruit and Vegetable Mandi Sopore and inaugurated the long awaited macadamization work on the Mandi premises.

The macadamization project, being executed by the Roads & Buildings (R&B) department at an estimated cost of Rs 117.63 lakh, aims to improve transportation and trading conditions for the fruit growers and dealers. This development fulfills a long pending demand of the fruit growers of North Kashmir.

While speaking to the media, the Minister said that the government is committed towards creating a comprehensive and growe...