Srinagar, Sept. 15 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured a delegation of fruit growers and traders that men and machinery have been deployed to fully restore the Srinagar-Jammu highway. He prioritized clearing stranded fruit-laden trucks, addressing the concerns of the growers and traders.

Amid the mounting anger among apple growers over the prolonged closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway, a delegation of Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers union led by its Chairman Bashir Ahmad Basheer called on Lieutenant Governor.

Fruit mandis across Kashmir remained shut today in protest against the government's failure to ensure smooth movement of fruit-laden trucks on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.

An official spokesman said the members of t...