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Central government to send fertilisers to Karnataka
Calcutta News.Net
Thursday 12th June, 2008 (IANS)
Two days after one person was killed in police firing on farmers protesting against fertiliser and seed shortage, the central government has agreed to send adequate quantities of fertilisers to Karnataka for overcoming the scarcity across the state.
Home Minister V.S. Acharya told reporters here Thursday that on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directive, Union Fertiliser Minister Ram Vilas Paswan assured Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa late Wednesday that about 140,000 tonnes of DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) would be dispatched to Karnataka by June 20.
'Paswan has also agreed to rush 110,000 tonnes of complex fertiliser by next week. The fresh stocks will enable state cooperatives and dealers to supply fertilisers to farmers who have begun sowing following timely onset of the south-west monsoon,' Acharya said.
As a result of the central government intervention, fertiliser stocks for the entire month will be dispatched to the state 10 days in advance. State-run and private sector fertiliser manufacturers in other states have been told to deliver the required stocks in seven-eight days.
Shortage of fertilisers for distribution along with seeds for cultivating kharif crops led to violent protests and damage to public properties, including state-run buses, in some districts over the past 10 days.
The prime minister has understood the gravity of the situation in the state caused due to short supply of fertilisers, Acharya said.
Yeddyurappa met the prime minister Wednesday after a farmer died in police firing Tuesday at Haveri, about 350 km from here, when thousands of farmers took to streets in many districts protesting against the delay in fertiliser supply.
The state cabinet, which met here to review the law and order situation and assess the supply-demand situation, has agreed to advance the delivery of fertilisers due for July to June to tide over the shortage.
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