In Photos: Early Snowfall in Kashmir Damages Apple Orchards, Cripples Life

Orchards in multiple hamlets in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulagm have reportedly suffered extensive damage.
Muneeb Ul Islam
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Amid the ongoing incessant rains and snow in parts of the Kashmir Valley, orchards in multiple hamlets in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulgam
have reportedly suffered extensive damage, plunging the local populace into gloom.

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(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Amid the ongoing incessant rains and snow in parts of the Kashmir Valley, orchards in multiple hamlets in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulgam<br>have reportedly suffered extensive damage, plunging the local populace into  gloom.</p></div>
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Amid the ongoing incessant rains and snow in parts of the Kashmir Valley, orchards in multiple hamlets in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulgam have reportedly suffered extensive damage, plunging the local populace into a state of gloom.

Orchards in Herpora, Sedow, Chekh, Kellar, Resh Nagri, Imam Sahib and other adjacent hamlets have suffered damage in the ongoing snowfall, which started on Friday night. In most of the places, the twigs and branches of trees have broken with around forty percent fruit yet to be harvested by the orchardists.

“With many of the orchardists still busy with harvesting, they had not done trimming of the trees due to which a lot of trees have got damaged,” a local said, adding that unexpected weather conditions have plunged the whole populace into despair and gloom.

Orchards in Herpora, Sedow Chekh, Kellar, Resh Nagri, Imam Sahib and other adjacent hamlets have suffered damage in the ongoing snowfall.

In most of the places, the twigs and branches of trees have broken with around forty percent fruit yet to be harvested by the orchardists.

Orchards in multiple hamlets in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulagm have reportedly suffered extensive damage.

An orchardist plucks an apple amid heavy snowfall.

An orchard amid heavy snowfall, which started on Friday night.

The extensive damage has plunged the local populace into  gloom.

Snowfall has been falling in Kashmir Valley since Friday night.

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An apple orchard in Kashmir Valley covered in snow.

An orchardist plucks apples amid heavy snowfall.

The unexpected weather conditions have plunged the whole populace into despair and gloom.

An apple orchard in the Kashmir Valley covered in snow.

A man walks near the orchards.

Orchards in Herpora, Sedow Chekh, Kellar, Resh Nagri, Imam Sahib and other adjacent hamlets have suffered damage in the ongoing snowfall, which started on Friday night.

Orchardists had not done trimming of the trees due to which a lot of trees have got damaged.

A car moves along the valley amid heavy snowfall.

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