Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik writes to Union min on short supply of fertilisers

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday sought intervention of Union chemicals and fertilizers minister Mansukh Mandaviya over short supply of fertilizers to Odisha.
Naveen, in a letter to Mandaviya, said though supply of fertilizers to Odisha in accordance with monthly movement plan was normal till April, there has been severe short supply between May and July.
During the current Kharif season, the state has received only 1,45,145 MT of urea against the allocation of 2,31,530 MT and agreed supply plan of 2,10,000 MT. Similarly, during the period, the state has received 97,763 MT of DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) against the allocation of 1,52,000 MT and agreed supply plan of 1,45,000 MT, wrote the chief minister. The chief minister also pointed out about short supply of other fertilizers like MOP (muriate of potash) and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizer to the state.
“Overall, the supply of urea has been 62% against the allocation and 69% against the agreed supply plan. For other fertilizers, the supply amount stands in between 60% and 74%,” the chief minister noted.
Stating that farmers in the state have suffered severe crop loss due to cyclonic storms, the chief minister underlined the continuation of supply of fertilizers to optimize production. “As mid-July to September is the peak consumption period for urea and July to August is the peak period of demand for all other fertilizers, short supply of fertilizers to the state at this juncture will adversely affect the agricultural production in the state and unnecessarily invite law and order situation in most of the districts,” Naveen wrote.
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