IIOJK suffers heavy loss to orchards, crops due to devastating hailstorm.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Northern parts of the Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir lashed with devastating hailstorm leaving the standing crops and fruit trees perished, says a report reaching here Sunday from across the line of control.

Farmers including fruit growers in the occupied valley, have, expressed concern over the damage caused to apple blossom, walnuts, Pears and other standing crops due to heavy hail storm yesterday in several areas of north Kashmir especially the upper belt of Rafiabad block Rohama since late Friday night.

In a statement issued in occupied Srinagar , a Representative of the affected farmers called for comprehensive compensation to the orchardists and farmers who suffered heavy losses due to heavy rains followed by a heavy hailstorm on Friday evening.

He alleged that whenever natural calamities cause damage to the fruit and other crops, the worse affected people had always been assured compensation and even surveys were being conducted. 'But no relief...