Apple growers in several villages of Banjar subdivision in Kullu district are unable to transport their produce as road connectivity disrupted due to heavy rain and landslides is yet to be restored.

The Nagladi-Sharchi road, a lifeline for the region, is blocked for over one-and-a-half month, leaving apple crop stranded in orchards in Sharchi, Jamala, Shalwar, Dughagad and Badigad villages.

In the absence of transportation facility, apple growers are watching their harvest rot. Some apple has fallen in fields, while others remain packed in boxes waiting to be transported to markets.

For many families in this hilly region, apple farming is the sole source of income and this prolonged road disruption has pushed them into grave uncertainty.

Sharchi gram panchayat pradhan Rameshwari expres

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