Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 7: Former Minister, ex-MLA Marh & chairman Panchayati Raj Cell BJP, JKUT, Ch Sukhnandan today urged the Government to ensure availability of fertilizers specially DAP in Jammu division as due to the shortage of DAP fertilizer farmers in this area are facing problems.
In a press statement issued here today he said “As the early variety crops and wheat sowing season has been started but due to the non availability of DAP fertilizer farmers across the Jammu division are not in the position to sow all these seasonal crops. Late sowing of these crops will result low yield which ultimately will effect the production,” he asserted.
The Government should keep in view that the winter crops are not only a key crop cycle for farmers but is equally important for the growth of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy which largely depends on the agricultural and horticulture sectors.
Due to non-availability of DAP fertilizer, the farmers in Jammu division would lose crops and the overall crop production would be drastically impacted,” he added.
He also said that farmers from almost all the districts of Jammu division have approached him for the redressal of the grievance of shortage of fertilizers.
He appealed the Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha to kindly intervene in the matter and ensure the regular supply of DAP fertilizer to the farmers.
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