SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The Srinagar-Jammu freeway (NH-44) has remained close for visitors for the previous 15 days because of landslides at a number of stretches, leaving Kashmiri fruit growers frightened about their produce rotting in view of the extended closure. CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday confident them that recovery paintings on NH-44 was once being monitored hourly and all conceivable measures have been being followed to revive freeway connectivity. He additionally stated long-term answers — equivalent to introducing a rail shipment provider for Kashmir’s fruit produce — are being explored to stop long run disruptions all through height seasons.J&Ok lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha visited Thard village in Udhampur district on Tuesday and reviewed the continued recovery paintings alongside NH-44. He additionally confident help to flood-hit citizens of Jammu town.Senior officers, in the meantime, stated NH-44 is perhaps opened on Wednesday for mild automobiles. “The freeway remains to be closed from Jakheni (Udhampur) in opposition to Srinagar and vice versa because of blockages between Jakheni and Balli Nallah. No vehicular motion will probably be allowed from Nagrota (Jammu) in opposition to Reasi, Chenani, Patnitop, Doda, Ramban, Banihal, Srinagar, and vice versa,” a visitors reputable stated.Jammu and Kashmir Apple Farmers Federation has warned that extended freeway closure may just push the horticulture sector — which generates round Rs 10,000 crore source of revenue and employs round 35 lakh folks — to the edge of disaster. “Each time Srinagar-Jammu freeway is opened, most effective fruit vehicles will have to be allowed to ply at night time,” stated Federation president Zahoor Ahmad Somewhat. He stated a number of vehicles stranded at the street had to go back from Qazigund and dump apple containers, resulting in huge losses.Border Roads Organisation’s 118 Highway Building Corporate, in the meantime, controlled to revive the important Gulabgarh-Chasoti street, which was once reopened for visitors Tuesday. Dual cloudbursts in Kishtwar’s Chasoti on Aug 14 had induced flash floods, killing 65 folks and leaving a number of lacking. Heavy downpour following the crisis had additional broken a very powerful street hyperlinks within the house.“The necessary hyperlink was once severed following catastrophic torrential rains and next landslides on Aug 26 and 27, reducing off a lot of far flung villages in Jammu department,” Military’s Jammu-based PRO Lt Col Suneel Bartwal stated.“Running in treacherous and unforgiving stipulations, the BRO Karmyogis underneath the command of Maj Jivitesh Razora, labored round the clock for 13 days, fighting volatile hillsides and particles, and in any case succeeded in clearing an impressive 14km stretch,” Bartwal stated.“The operation was once an instance of inter-agency coordination. Whilst 118 RCC tackled the extra in depth harm from Chasoti, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana initiated clearance from Gulabgarh finish, opening a 7km stretch. The mixed effort of each businesses ensured that all the 21km blocked path was once made motorable in file time,” Bartwal added.