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<ul><li>J&amp;K administration suspended the Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra due to the coronavirus outbreak.</li><li>Inter-state busses coming to and from Jammu and Kashmir have also been suspended.</li></ul>The coronavirus outbreak has also affected the ongoing Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra as the Jammu &amp; Kashmir administration announced the suspension of the pilgrimage with effect from Wednesday (March 18). The J&amp;K administration had yesterday asked the pilgrims to postpone their visit to the shrine to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Three confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh has reported eight cases. Yatra suspended, buses stopped The closure of the Yatra was announced by state government spokesperson Rohit Kansal on Twitter. Additionally, all inter-state busses to and from Jammu and Kashmir have also been suspended. In a tweet, J&amp;K spokesperson Rohit Kansal said, "Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra has been closed from today. All interstate buses, incoming and outgoing from J&amp;K banned from today." Shrine board had advised pilgrims to postpone the visit The Shrine Board had already started taking steps to control the spread of Coronavirus. Ramesh Kumar, CEO of SMVDSB in an earlier statement said, "We have not suspended the yatra... all necessary measures have been taken to meet the challenge posed by coronavirus infection." No case reported in Kashmir valley All of the three confirmed <keyword id="8644408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coronavirus-cases">coronavirus cases</keyword> in J&amp;K have been reported in the Jammu region. As of now, there are no confirmed cases in the Kashmir valley. People with travel history to affected countries such as China, Iran and Korea have been asked to self-quarantine themselves. Vaishno Devi is not the only temple to close its doors Vaishno Devi is not the only temple to close its doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. Most temples in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh have been closed already and more temples are expected to be shut in the coming days as state governments take steps to control the spread of the deadly disease. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India state wise: 164 infected, 14 cured and 3 dead</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-11-suspects-flee-from-navi-mumbai-as-maharashtra-cases-climbs-to-33/articleshow/74648611.cms">Maharashtra coronavirus infected people toll climbs to 41; 1 dead</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-enters-most-secured-tihar-jail-as-18-prisoners-quarantined/articleshow/74690356.cms">Coronavirus enters 'most secured' Tihar Jail as 18 prisoners quarantined</a>

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By Tariq Sofi Jammu, Apr 19 () The floriculturists in Jammu have lost hopes of a revival of their fortunes this season and are staring at huge losses owing to the indefinite closure of temples, the main source of their income, due to the nationwide lockdown to combat novel coronavirus. Jammu, known as the city of temples, has come to a standstill since March 22, two days ahead of the first nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The lockdown has since been extended till May 3. Ajit Ram (55) of Koratana village near the International Border in Suchetgarh sector, about 30 kms from here, had invested Rs 1.50 lakh in his nearly two acre land with a hope to get good dividends this season. "The season is gone and there is no hope for us… I had shifted to floriculture a few years ago and had brought more land for the cultivation of different varieties of the most demanded Marigold flower," he told as he stands disappointed in his vast field presenting a mesmerizing view of flowers in full bloom. Ram said he used to sell the produce at flower markets near Indira Chowk in the heart of Jammu in the wee hours on a daily basis. "The mandi (market) is closed and there are no takers for the flowers because all the temples are closed due to the lockdown and the people are staying at their homes as per the government guidelines. This season, the weather was favourable and we were expecting a bumper crop and a better yield," he said. While the famous Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district was closed on March 18, other popular temples in Jammu city, including Raghunath Mandir, Bawey Wali Mata Mandir near Bahu Fort and Peer Kho cave temple, were also shut for the devotees next day to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Due to limited production of flowers in Jammu, traders usually import the same from outside the Union Territory to fulfill round-the-year demand from devotees besides others.About 80 families of Koratana village and adjoining areas grow flowers in their fields spread over 250 acres of land before returning to the traditional paddy farming in July. "We go for flower crops in January and reach the peak season in April-May. The shelf life of a flower is very short and we have no option but to leave the flowers to rot in the field in the absence of customers," another farmer Ramesh Kumar said, requesting the government to chalk out a relief package for the floriculturists who were badly affected by the lockdown. He said his family used to earn a good income by selling over two quintals of flowers per day. Rameshwar Singh, another farmer, said the farmers were not even able to recover the money which they had invested in growing flowers this time. "We used to get Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.4 lakh per acre from flower farming. The lockdown has affected every sector. We will go for double crop next year to overcome the loss," he said. TAS SRY

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