Broke Kashmiri Students 'Sell' Apples In Maharashtra

Nearly two months after the revocation of Article 370 and 35A in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, scores of broke Kashmiri students here have resorted to a novel initiative – selling Kashmiri apples to make some extra cash for survival. A truckload with 17 tonnes of luscious organic apples from Doda, sent through the J&K Agriculture Department, reached here on Wednesday for sale in the local markets.

“These apples – of three different qualities – were simply loved by the people here and have sold out like hotcakes. Encouraged by this, we have ordered another truck which will reach here by Friday,” NGO ‘Sarhad’ chief Sanjay Nahar told IANS.

The truckload of apples was segregated into three different qualities as per their size and offloaded in the local markets for Rs 50, Rs 75 and Rs 100 per kg, respectively – considerably cheaper than the range available through the regular marketing channels.

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