The agriculture and horticulture sectors have suffered huge losses in district Kupwara, leaving formers and orchardists fretting and depressed.

A report released by administration shows that agriculture sector has suffered losses amounting to million’s of rupees in the floods as most of the crop remained under water in Kupwara district .

The losses to the horticulture sector have been assessed at Rs 100 crore in the district.

‘‘More than 2,000 trees were washed away along with crops in the district worth Rs 04 crore ,” reads the report.

“The government had made the assessment of damage only in the offices and no authority came on the spot to see the devastation in the areas and then make the assessment.” said Bashir Ahmad, a former.

DC Kupwara Atrat Hussian told Rising Kashmir that government has announced free ration to flood affected people for the six months.“We will also revise the list of areas which are damaged in the flood,” he said.

Source - http://www.risingkashmir.com/