Losses to the agriculture sector is pegged at Rs 3,674 crore in flood-ravaged Kashmir division including Ladakh region, where crops on three lakh hectares of land have been damaged by the natural calamity, as per survey carried out by Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture department. The maximum damage was seen in Pulwama district with losses estimated to be Rs 1,104 crore. The amount includes Rs 778 crore losses to Saffron crop as flood water inundated Pampore town of Pulwama, where most of the Valley saffron is produced.
In terms of area, Budgam district in central Kashmir has been worst-hit as crops on nearly 52,000 hectares of land worth Rs 552 crore have been destroyed by the floods. Baramulla district also suffered losses to crops to the tune of Rs 386 crore while Anantnag district in south Kashmir claimed losses of Rs 374 crore to agriculture crops.
On the other hand, Shopian district has been the least affected as losses of Rs 66 crore have been reported. Kargil, in Ladakh region, reported crop losses to the tune of Rs 34 crore while there has been no damage in Leh district.