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

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.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

An orchardist plucks an apple amid heavy snowfall.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

The extensive damage has plunged the local populace into  gloom.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

Snowfall has been falling in Kashmir Valley since Friday night.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

An apple orchard in Kashmir Valley covered in snow.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

An orchardist plucks apples amid heavy snowfall.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

An apple orchard in the Kashmir Valley covered in snow.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

A man walks near the orchards.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

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

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)

A car moves along the valley amid heavy snowfall.

(Photo: Muneeb Ul Islam)