Srinagar, Aug 01: The Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers-Cum-Dealers Union (KVFGDU) has written to the Members of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir, seeking their urgent intervention to ensure smooth and uninterrupted transportation of fresh fruits on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) during the ongoing fruit season. The growers said harvesting of pear, apple and plum is in full swing, with nearly 100 to 120 truckloads of early apple and pear varieties leaving the Valley every day. KVFGDU noted that while the administration has advised transporters to use the Mughal Road during disruptions on NH-44, the alternative route is unsuitable for large-scale movement of heavy fruit-laden trucks. It added that the horticulture industry contributes nearly Rs 12,000 crore to Jammu and Kashmir's economy and supports more than seven lakh families directly or indirectly. They also expressed concern over the current one-way traffic arrangement on NH-44 owing to road maintenance and Amarnath Yatra related restrictions.