Jhalawar : In Jhalawar district, most of the farmers have sown the Rabi crops, but the farmers who sow later are not getting DAP fertilizer. Not only the fertilizer, the farmers are struggling everywhere from sowing and irrigation to harvesting. It has to be done. Farmers of Chanwali Dam are worried, first for fertilizer and seeds and then for water not being supplied from canals to the tail in the fields. At the same time, due to the government weighing only 40 quintals of soybean at the support price, the farmers are selling their entire produce at the support price. Unable to sell. Regarding fertiliser, the farmers said that DAP had come to private shops a day or two ago, but it was canceled immediately. Due to this the farmer is forced to wait. Some farmers are now managing with SSP and urea.
problem with black marketing
Many farmers are still sowing wheat in the district. But due to non-availability of DAP fertilizer in shops, farmers have to make do with other fertilizers as an alternative. Farmers say that DAP is being sold in black at a premium of Rs 250-300. The Agriculture Department says that there is no shortage of fertilizer. At present Urea 10912, DAP 2562 and SSP 18981 and NPK 2095 MT fertilizers are available. There was a shortage in the beginning, but now there is no shortage due to mostly sowing.
Water will reach only if damaged canals are repaired.
After the water flow started in the right canal of 16 km and left canal of 27 km of Bhimsagar Dam on 4th November 2024, by 19th November 2024, farmers started getting sufficient water in the canals for riding and watering in the canal area from head to tail. . Farmers sowed garlic, gram, wheat and mustard crops in the canal area. Farmers will get water in the canals of Bhimsagar Dam for about 130 days. At the same time, due to intermittent damage to the canals of Chanwali Dam in the district, sufficient water is not available till the tail. Water does not reach Azampur, Soyla, Kutki, Raghunathpura, Parasali from the canal of Chanwali Dam.
