LG assured fruit trucks will be given priority on national highway: Union President

Srinagar  : Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers-cum-Dealers Union president, Bashir Ahmad Basheer on Monday said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured them that all fruit laden vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu national highway and the Mughal road will be cleared on priority.

Speaking with news agency, Bashir Ahmad, who met LG Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, said that he put forward the issue of highway restoration and compensation to the affected growers before the LG.

He said that the LG gave a patient hearing to his demands and assured that fruit laden vehicles will be cleared on priority. “The LG also assured that the national highway will be fully restored by tomorrow.

He also assured that compensation to the affected growers due to highway closure will be looked into as well,” he said—(KNO)