Farmers complain of short supply of potash, urea as samba paddy cultivation picks up in Tiruchi district

Farmers’ representatives of Tiruchi territory person complained of abbreviated proviso of fertilizers, particularly potash.

Raising the contented astatine the monthly farmers grievances time present connected Friday, A. Subramanian of Thottiyam, said potash, which was wide utilized by banana growers, was successful abbreviated proviso successful the territory and urged the authorities to instrumentality steps to guarantee capable availability.

A fewer different farmers excessively flagged issues successful the organisation of fertilizers and called for steps to guarantee capable availability of fertilizers arsenic samba paddy cultivation conscionable got nether mode successful the district. Abdullah of Manapparai and S. Selvam, territory farmers helping president of Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar), said urea excessively was successful abbreviated supply.

Ayilai Siva Suriyan, territory caput of the Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, said galore backstage dealers forced farmers to bargain liquid and integrated fertilizers on with urea. “The traders accidental they are being pressured to merchantability the products and hence they are pushing them,” helium said.

P. Viswanathan, president, Tamizhaga Eri Mattrum Attru Pasana Vivasayigal Sangam, excessively urged the territory authorities to guarantee availability of fertilizers and swift authorisation of harvest loans wrong a week.

District Collector V. Saravanan promised to look into the issues flagged by farmers. Earlier, a Cooperative section authoritative informed the gathering that the territory had a banal of 4,807 tonnes of fertilizers, including 1,141 tonnes of urea, 768 tonnes of DAP, 743 tonnes MOP, and 1,882 tonnes of analyzable fertilizers.

Mr. Siva Suriyan called upon the territory authorities to instrumentality steps against flooding, particularly on the Uyyakondan canal successful the district. Deputy Secretary of Cauvery Delta Farmers’ Welfare Association R. Subramanian called for removal of silt accumulation and weeds from the people A irrigation canals successful the district.