Apple crop: HP taps central govt scheme

Himachal Pradesh wants the Centre to implement the market intervention scheme (MIS) for procuring 'C' grade apple crops hit by rain and floods, a central government official said.

- Puja Das

Apple, the state's dominant fruit crop, is cultivated from low-lying (300 feet) to hilly (10,000) areas including the cold deserts of Kinnaur and Lahual-Spiti.

Fruit crops, especially apples, have been severely hit this year due to unusual weather patterns, including fluctuations in temperature, rains during the flowering season, landslides and flash floods in July.