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Highway closures leave Kashmir apple growers counting losses
Repeated closures of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway are stranding hundreds of fruit-laden trucks during Kashmir's apple harvest, stretching transit times from 15–18 hours to weeks. The Hindu BusinessLine reports that more than half of the fruit can rot in stranded trucks, while rail and cold storage alternatives remain limited.
Aug 11, 2026 1 source