On Thursday, September 11, 2025, following the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the Indian Railways arranged for special parcel vans to transport apples from Kashmir's orchards to Delhi.
IMAGE: The special train which will transport the apples. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff
IMAGE: Security personnel checks the boxes of apples with a metal detector, here and below.
IMAGE: The apple boxes in the wagon.
IMAGE: Apple traders load apple boxes.
IMAGE: The apple van outside the Budgam railway station.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff
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