Shimla, Sept. 25 -- Himachal Pradesh revenue, horticulture and tribal development minister Jagat Singh Negi on Wednesday said that the state government's move of prioritising restoration of road connectivity is one of the reasons of increased arrivals of apples in the markets despite extensive damage to infrastructure owing to the recent monsoons.

Negi shared that more than 1.90 crore apple boxes have reached markets marking significant increase compared to 1.23 crore boxes last year.

"Prioritising the connectivity restoration and meticulous planning is what helped achieving coupled with increased yield this year," said Negi.

"We ensured that apple growers could take their produce to markets. Where big vehicles could not reach, smaller...