Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 10: CPI (M) leader and MLA Kulgam Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami today expressed serious concern over the outbreak of alternaria disease in apple crops in Kashmir and asked the Horticulture department to gear up its resources to control it.
Freaky weather coupled with intermittent downpour has badly affected the horticulture in Kashmir and especially in southern parts of the Valley. The outbreak of diseases like scab, alternaria in apple crops has hugely affected the apple production. The growers, who have taken loans from various banks, are now facing upheaval task as the production has dwindled with threat of outbreak of diseases.
The Horticulture Department should take immediate note of the situation and depute expert teams to the affected areas so that the disease could be controlled. Till now the response of the Department has been poor due to which the orchardists are in panic. Apple crop is mainstay of Horticulture sector and thousands of families are dependent on it.
Calling for a comprehensive compensation for the growers who suffered extensive damages due to the outbreak of this disease, the MLA urged the State Government to provide much needed succour to the ailing horticulture sector.
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