In the orchards, apple fruits are now slightly larger than walnuts. In many gardens, the process of getting color in the early variety has started. Apart from Kullu district, there is good production of apples in Shimla, Kinnaur including many areas of Mandi. During the apple season, thousands of people get employment for five months in the state. This year also, thousands of people are expected to get employment in the apple season between Corona.
In such a situation, employment will open from gardens to mandis during the season in the state including the district. About 14 lakh people are directly and indirectly associated with apple business in the state, but due to bad weather this time the crop will be less than expected. However, the gardeners are hopeful of getting a good price for the crop during the Corona period. In the initial phase, it was estimated that 75 lakh boxes of apples would be produced in the district Kullu. There is a possibility of decline in production due to rain-snowfall, hailstorm and storm.
This time the production of three crore boxes of apples was estimated in the state, but now the production will decrease due to bad weather. From arhtiyas to trucks and other small cargo operators in the mandis, eagerly wait for the apple season. The workers also get more wages during apple season than on other days. From pulverizers to truck, jeep operators, income is expected to increase. The season includes from apple growers to laborers and khachar owners, dhaba vendors, traders from outside states and laadanis who deliver goods to the roads. (Dialogue)
Snowfall, hailstorm caused damage
Vidya Prakash Bains, Deputy Director of Horticulture Department, said that earlier this year it was expected that the apple crop would be good. April s snowfall, hailstorm and storm caused major damage to the crop. This will result in a drop in production.
Cold Store Work Award in Reckong Peo, Kinnaur
The government has awarded the construction work of the first CA store in tribal district Kinnaur. The construction work of CA store has started. On this project, the state government will spend an amount of about Rs. Strata has started the investigation of the selected land. So that it can be ascertained that in future there will be no problem of any kind while construction. It will be decided only after examining the land, in which way the CA store is to be constructed.
The horticulturists of the adjoining areas of Kinnaur district will get a cold store equipped with modern machines for storing apples of 5600 MT capacity. Presently no such CA store is available in the district. Where the gardeners of the district can store their apples. The gardeners of the tribal area are compelled to sell their entire apple in the mandis of the country. If the CA store is ready, then the apples can be stored there in the season and sold at good prices in the off-season.
MD HPMC Rajeshwar Goel has said that work Award CA store Rikangpio Kinnaur said. The land in which the project is being developed. Its investigation is being done by Strata.
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Source: Amar Ujala
