Essential supplies arrive in Kashmir Valley

New Delhi, Aug 26 (UNI) About 308 carriers laden with essentials and fuel arrived in Kashmir Valley in the last 24 hours.

As per the information received from the Jammu and Kashmir Government, the supplies included 78 lorry loads of rice, 19 vehicles carrying flour, two with sheep, 18 with sugar, four with fresh fruits and 161 trucks with other commodities.

There were eight tankers carrying diesel, two with kerosene, six each carrying petrol and LPG and four empty trucks also reached the valley during the period.

From the valley 121 trucks and tankers left for different destinations outside the valley during the past 24 hours up.

This included 21 trucks carrying fruits and vegetables and 13 other commodities. About 87 empty tankers returned from the valley after off-loading the fuel, Home Ministry sources said.

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