Srinagar, Oct 23: General Secretary, J&K Kisan Tehreek, Ghulam Nabi Malik demanded immediate relief to the orchardists whose fruit and trees suffered damages due to incessant rains and untimely snowfall across the valley especially in south Kashmir.
Malik called for a comprehensive compensation for these affected orchardists and said almost 50% apple is yet to be harvested in the Southern districts of Shopian and Kulgam. The government should immediately depute teams to assess the losses and provide adequate compensation to these affected orchardists.
He questioned the non-implementation of the Crop Insurance Scheme, saying that the orchardists and peasants will have a sigh of relief if the scheme is implemented. The scheme will save the fruit growers and agriculturists in the event of losses suffered due to natural calamities.
Malik demanded that the government should purchase the remaining crop through NAFED at good price to avoid distress sale of the crop.
