Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has expressed deep concern over the grave crisis faced by Kashmir’s horticulture sector as the continuous closure of the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway has left over 1,000 fruit-laden trucks stranded, causing massive financial losses to growers.

“The highway blockade at the peak of harvest season has pushed our fruit growers to the brink. Perishable varieties like Bagogosha pears and Galamast apples are rotting in stranded trucks, while orchard produce is lying unsold in villages. This is not just about fruit rotting , it is about the collapse of an entire economy which sustains lakhs of families,” Inam Un Nabi said in a statement.
Calling the horticulture sector the “backbone of Kashmir’s economy,” Inam Un Nabi urged authorities to immediately clear the stranded vehicles and as a contingency, allow heavy trucks to ply on Mughal Road till the highway is restored. “