Zijah Sherwani

Feb 12, 2025 | thequint.com | Basharat Amin |Zijah Sherwani |Kriti Saxena

Jammu's RS Pura region is known for its world-famous Basmati rice, aptly named 'RS Pura Basmati'. A crop that has sustained generations of farmers. But today, unpredictable weather patterns, drying water sources, and border restrictions have made farming increasingly unsustainable, pushing farmers into losses they can no longer afford. "The land around the border fencing is impacted.