date:Mar 05, 2019
their fruit from November to January owing to exorbitant fares charged by transporters, he said, adding: For a box of apple to be transported to Delhi, they (transporters) charged Rs 100 to 120 during these months, as against ideal rates of Rs 60 to Rs 70 per-box.
Malik said that orchardists suffered huge losses despite having a bumper crop this year. It is both due to vagaries of weather and governments indifference towards the fruit industry, Malik added.
Arif Muhammad Mir, who runs a CA sto