<p>Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said he would write to the Union government and the prime minister, seeking a ban on apple imports from Turkey.</p>.<p>Horticulturists worked very hard to make Himachal Pradesh an apple-growing state and growers feel disheartened when their produce do not fetch remunerative prices, he told reporters.</p>.Bengaluru's wholesale cloth merchants suspend trade with Turkey, Azerbaijan.<p>"For the past some time, apples imported from Turkey and America have hit apple growers of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir … I will write to the Union government and the prime minister to ban apple imports from Turkey," Sukhu said.</p>.<p>"On May 24, the prime minister has convened a meeting of all chief ministers and I will personally speak to him in this regard," he added.</p>.<p>The apple industry in Himachal Pradesh is estimated to be worth Rs 4,500 crore.</p>.<p>Sukhu also said offices of all regulatory authorities such as those governing GST and real estate would be shifted out of Shimla to decongest the city.</p>.<p>However, government departments will remain in the city, he added.</p>.<p>Sukhu said women employees would be given the option to stay in Shimla and new employees appointed as well.</p>.<p>The previous BJP dispensation had constructed buildings at a huge cost that are lying vacant in Dharamshala and Mandi and those will be utilised, the chief minister said.</p>.<p>Welcoming tourists, Sukhu said Himachal Pradesh was a peaceful and safe state and tourists were welcome to enjoy its fresh air and natural beauty. </p>
<p>Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said he would write to the Union government and the prime minister, seeking a ban on apple imports from Turkey.</p>.<p>Horticulturists worked very hard to make Himachal Pradesh an apple-growing state and growers feel disheartened when their produce do not fetch remunerative prices, he told reporters.</p>.Bengaluru's wholesale cloth merchants suspend trade with Turkey, Azerbaijan.<p>"For the past some time, apples imported from Turkey and America have hit apple growers of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir … I will write to the Union government and the prime minister to ban apple imports from Turkey," Sukhu said.</p>.<p>"On May 24, the prime minister has convened a meeting of all chief ministers and I will personally speak to him in this regard," he added.</p>.<p>The apple industry in Himachal Pradesh is estimated to be worth Rs 4,500 crore.</p>.<p>Sukhu also said offices of all regulatory authorities such as those governing GST and real estate would be shifted out of Shimla to decongest the city.</p>.<p>However, government departments will remain in the city, he added.</p>.<p>Sukhu said women employees would be given the option to stay in Shimla and new employees appointed as well.</p>.<p>The previous BJP dispensation had constructed buildings at a huge cost that are lying vacant in Dharamshala and Mandi and those will be utilised, the chief minister said.</p>.<p>Welcoming tourists, Sukhu said Himachal Pradesh was a peaceful and safe state and tourists were welcome to enjoy its fresh air and natural beauty. </p>