Telangana govt urges centre for immediate urea supply to safeguard crop yields
Hyderabad, Aug 5 (UNI) Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged the Central government to ensure an immediate supply of urea to the state, warning that any delay could seriously affect crop yields.
In a letter to Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda, the minister said that urea is essential as a top-up for crops like rice, cotton, and maize in August, and a shortage during this peak usage period could impact farmers heavily.
Currently, the state has 1.09 lakh metric tonnes of urea, but at least 3 lakh metric tonnes are required this month to meet demand.
From April 1 to July 31, Telangana was supposed to receive 6.60 lakh metric tonnes of urea but only 4.51 lakh metric tonnes were supplied. Meanwhile, farmers have already purchased 5.70 lakh metric tonnes, exhausting the state's initial stocks.
For August, the Centre has allocated 1.70 lakh metric tonnes, with 1.31 lakh metric tonnes from domestic sources and 0.39 lakh metric tonnes from imports. However, the minister noted that shipment details for the imported stock are still awaited. He added that PPL (11,000 MT) and MCFL (7,000 MT) have expressed their inability to supply their allotted domestic quota, creating an additional shortfall of 18,000 MT.
Nageswara Rao requested that the shortfall of 2.10 lakh metric tonnes from April to July be cleared in August. He also appealed for the imported 39,600 MT of urea to reach the state before August 20 and suggested that RFCL be directed to make up the shortfall from PPL and MCFL.
He stressed that urgent intervention by the Centre is crucial to prevent any disruption in the ongoing Kharif season and to ensure sufficient urea for farmers.
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