Odisha CM writes to Centre on brief provide of fertilisers to State

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the Centre to make sure the availability of fertiliser to the State as per its month-to-month requirement. He additionally urged the Union authorities to clear the backlog of the earlier months for easy distribution among the many farmers for the following Kharif season.

In a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, the Chief Minister mentioned the division of Fertilisers had ensured provide of urea as per requirement until July-end. However, there was a extreme shortfall within the provide of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and muriate of potash (MOP).

During the present Kharif season, by July 31, the general availability of DAP has been 69 per cent in opposition to the pro-rata requirement with a shortfall of 46,877 tonnes. Similarly, the availability of MOP to the State has additionally fallen brief by 1,010 tonnes.

While 94,000 tonnes of DAP has been provided in opposition to the requirement of 1,55,000 tonnes, 48,469 tonnes of MOP was provided in opposition to the quota of 60,000 tonnes to the State until the tip of July. The Chief Minister additional mentioned the demand for fertiliser within the State is big as there was spell of monsoon after a dry spell which has triggered agricultural operations.

Stating that Odisha suffered a loss in crop manufacturing throughout the earlier yr on account of pure calamities like cyclones Yaas, Jawad and Gulab, he mentioned the State hoped to make good the loss with harvest with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a close to regular monsoon.

He mentioned provide of essentially the most crucial enter for the farming sector needs to be as per requirement. Besides, August-September occurs to be the height demand interval for various fertilisers and a brief provide throughout the juncture would adversely have an effect on agricultural manufacturing within the State.

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the Centre to make sure the availability of fertiliser to the State as per its month-to-month requirement. He additionally urged the Union authorities to clear the backlog of the earlier months for easy distribution among the many farmers for the following Kharif season.

In a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, the Chief Minister mentioned the division of Fertilisers had ensured provide of urea as per requirement until July-end. However, there was a extreme shortfall within the provide of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and muriate of potash (MOP).

During the present Kharif season, by July 31, the general availability of DAP has been 69 per cent in opposition to the pro-rata requirement with a shortfall of 46,877 tonnes. Similarly, the availability of MOP to the State has additionally fallen brief by 1,010 tonnes.

While 94,000 tonnes of DAP has been provided in opposition to the requirement of 1,55,000 tonnes, 48,469 tonnes of MOP was provided in opposition to the quota of 60,000 tonnes to the State until the tip of July. The Chief Minister additional mentioned the demand for fertiliser within the State is big as there was spell of monsoon after a dry spell which has triggered agricultural operations.

Stating that Odisha suffered a loss in crop manufacturing throughout the earlier yr on account of pure calamities like cyclones Yaas, Jawad and Gulab, he mentioned the State hoped to make good the loss with harvest with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a close to regular monsoon.

He mentioned provide of essentially the most crucial enter for the farming sector needs to be as per requirement. Besides, August-September occurs to be the height demand interval for various fertilisers and a brief provide throughout the juncture would adversely have an effect on agricultural manufacturing within the State.