Teams to assess damage to apple crop
The government today dispatched teams of the Horticulture Department to assess the widespread damage caused by the intense fury of the hailstorm over the past two days in the entire apple belt of Shimla and parts of Kinnaur with the estimated damage to the apple crop already touching Rs 248 crore. A strong hailstorm last evening caused major damage to the apple crop in most areas of Shimla dist