date:Nov 16, 2018
will badly affect production in coming years.
Four districts of south Kashmir including Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian were the worst hit. Orchardists there suffered heavily as the snow not only damaged their fruit bearing trees but also their yet to be harvested fruit. Chief Horticulture Officer from Anantnag, Mohammad Yasin, said they are still carrying out the assessment of the damage caused to the horticulture sector. As per the preliminary assessment the damage is about 30 percent