Pratapgarh : Farmers in Pratapgarh district are facing problems due to shortage of urea fertilizer. Due to shortage of urea, the crisis on Rabi crops is also deepening. Due to non-availability of fertilizer in cooperative societies, farmers have to buy urea in black. Even today, long queues of farmers were formed at the purchase and sale cooperative society for urea fertilizer. Here, two bags are being provided to a farmer. Farmers Mukesh and Mohan told – These days there is a great need of urea food for Rabi crops, farmers have sown wheat, gram, fenugreek, garlic etc. in their fields. . Shopkeepers are taking advantage of the shortage of urea fertilizer and are charging Rs 100 to Rs 200 more on each bag.
Urea is not available on time at the purchase and sale cooperative society. Even today only 670 bags arrived, for which farmers formed long queues to collect them. Here women farmers were also seen standing in the queue. With the help of Aadhaar card, every farmer is being given two bags, in such a situation, it can be easily estimated that there is a shortage of fertilizer. Prakash Kumar, the administrator of the committee, said – regarding the shortage of fertilizer, the higher authorities should be informed. Has been informed. This fertilizer is being distributed to the farmers as soon as the truck arrives.
