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September floods in South Kashmir submerged apple orchards and paddy fields, destroying vast stretches of farmland.

Farmers report 60–70 per cent crop losses, rising debts, and warn of long-term orchard damage from waterlogging.

Officials estimate horticulture sector losses at over ₹1,000 crore, crippling a livelihood central to 7 lakh families.

The wide field of apple trees lay submerged in water, while the paddy crop on the farmlands adjoining the elevated railway track had been flattened by the torrent of water that gushed out from the overflowing stream in Kakapora village of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Rotten fruit lay in heaps on the roadside, and people hauled the mud-caked crop in the tractors, discarding some part while hoping a portion might find

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