Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday on the election district in the Maddur election district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
On Monday, the centers are accusing the lack of urea and phosphate of diamomic phosphate (DAP) in the State on Monday the agricultural department that the fertilizer offer has been reduced and the government has appealed six times since April.
Main Minister Siddaramaiah also accused the center as an “anti -farmer” and claimed that the center did not provide the required amount of fertilizers. “There was no response to the state’s request for further fertilizers. The state asked the state to add additional quantities a week ago,” said Madru Chief Minister.
Among the reasons cited for the lack of the state is that sowing began before normal periods due to good and early rains and also that the sowing area, which increases the demand for urea.
Growing corn has increased by estimated 2 lakh hectares and in the districts of Dharwad and Gadag was carried out on 13,000 hectares. Sowing began earlier because the command of the Krishna, Kauver and Tungabhadra area was given water, the ministry said.
In the last three years, the ministry said that the center had supplied all fertilizers without considering available shares and that there was no lack of urea. This year the center considered introductory supplies. This led to the center to set supply at 11.17 Lakh tons of urea this season Kharif compared to demand for 12.95 Lakh tons.
Between April and July, compared to demand for 3.02 Lakh tunnels DAP, the center added 2.21 Lakh tons. With regard to urea, compared to demand for 6.8 Lakh tons from April to July, the center added 5.35 lakh tons.
“The state managed to supply all fertilizers received from the center in all districts. Since April, the state appealed to the fertilizer demand center six times. Officials have been looking for fertilizers during the weekly videoconferences.
“When the lack of DAP was recorded, the instructions of the Minister of Agriculture (N. Cheluvarayaswamy) were missing by creating awareness among farmers about the use of alternative nano fertilizers,” he said.
Published – 28 July 2025 21:00
