Karnataka may face fertilizer shortage during kharif season: Cheluvarayaswamy
Karnataka may experience a fertilizer shortage during the upcoming kharif season, according to Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy. The Central government has failed to supply the allocated amounts of fertilizers, leading to a significant deficit. The state is taking measures to manage the situation and ensure equitable distribution of available fertilizers.
- ▪Only 2.54 lakh tonnes of the allocated 4.02 lakh tonnes of fertilizers were supplied in April.
- ▪For May, only 1.77 lakh tonnes have been supplied out of the allocated 4.54 lakh tonnes.
- ▪The state is maintaining a buffer stock of 56,199 tonnes of various grades of fertilizers.
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Farmers in Karnataka may face a shortage of fertilizers in the upcoming kharif season, Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy has indicated.Participating in a Meet-the-Press event organised by the Press Club of Bangalore here on Monday, the Minister said that in April, out of the allocated 4.02 lakh tonnes of various grades of fertilizers, only 2.54 lakh tonnes were supplied by the Central government, leaving a deficit of 1.48 lakh tonnes.According to him, for May, out of the allocated 4.54 lakh tonnes of various grades of fertilizers, only 1.77 lakh tonnes have been supplied by the Central government so far, while another 2.77 lakh tonnes are still pending.“Due to this, there is a possibility of shortage of fertilizers in the kharif season.
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