File photo of PDP chief Mehbooba MuftiSrinagar- People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed concerns over the repeated disruptions on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, calling for immediate steps to ensure that horticultural produces reach markets without delay. Apples and other fresh produce cannot remain stationary for days without affecting quality, market competitiveness and growers’ earnings,” she said. “Today, many growers are anxiously watching truckloads of their produce remain immobilised because the Valley’s road connectivity has been severely affected. Mehbooba said Kashmir’s fruit industry generates livelihoods for lakhs of people, from orchard owners and labourers to transporters, commission agents and packaging workers. Any prolonged disruption in the supply chain sends financial shockwaves across the rural economy, particularly during the peak marketing season, she asserted.