![]() ![]() ![]() The seasonal wage in the range of Rs 25000 to Rs 35000 used to be a good opportunity for them to support their families financially but the bone-chilling incident disrupted their normal lives. The terrified villagers refused to continue working as migrant labourers in Kashmir because they didn’t want to risk their lives further. The ill-fated event caused about 30,000 workers from Murshidabad to leave their dreams of earning good source of income for their families. EMERGENCE OF A NEW IDEA TO SUSTAIN LIVELIHOOD This terrorist attack terrified the other migrant workers and majority of them returned home thereby greatly impacting the fruit trade in the State. Roughly about 4 lakh laborers from India come to the valley to earn decent income in all sorts of trade.īut last year an unfortunate tragedy changed the whole scenario for Murshidabad villagers who used to work as seasonal migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir apple orchards.Ībout 5 labourers were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Katrasu village of south Kashmir’s Kulgham on 29 th October 2019. The state contributes to two-thirds of Indian apples which are exported worldwide. Have you ever heard of Apple Cultivation in Murshidabad before? To know how the experiment started, you should know how important 'Kashmir' apple orchards were for some villagers in West Bengal.Īpple farming in Jammu and Kashmir provides profitable job opportunities for low income migrant laborers. ![]()
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