Srinagar, Sept. 12 -- For the first time, railways will ferry Kashmir fruits especially apples directly from the Valley to the rest of the country.

The move will bring relief to the horticulture sector in Kashmir Valley, which has suffered losses due to the prolonged closure of the National Highway 44, or the Srinagar-Jammu highway, due to torrential rains and floods in the Union territory.

The two cargos loaded with different varieties of apples will depart for Delhi on Thursday night. Growers say that from September 15, eight cargos loaded with apples will depart from Budgam to different mandies across the country on a daily basis.

Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on X informed that the Jammu-Srinagar railway is introducing d...