As urea consumption is expected to be highest in Telangana during the months of January and February in the Rabi season, the State government is taking special measures to ensure an adequate supply of fertilizers to farmers during that period. Keeping this requirement in mind, and to maintain buffer stocks to meet the demand, Minister for Agriculture Tummala Nageswara Rao stated that the State government has already requested the central government to provide 2 lakh metric tonnes of urea per month from October to December.

In a statement here on Saturday, the Minister stated that currently, a buffer stock of 2.48 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizers is available in Telangana and officials have already been instructed to increase these reserves further by the end of December.

He revealed that 86,000 metric tonnes of the urea allocated to Telangana State for the month of December by the Central Fertilizers department has already arrived at various ports, including Kakinada, Krishnapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Thoothukudi, Gangavaram, Karaikal, and Jaigarh. 

Since it is essential to transport these stocks to the Telangana State quickly, Thummala Nageswara Rao has written separate letters to the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, requesting them to expedite the urea transportation process.

Tummala Nageswara Rao stated that he had requested the Union Ministers through letters to immediately allocate empty railway rakes required for urea transportation, expedite clearance and handling processes at the ports, give top priority to urea transportation over other goods, and improve coordination among port authorities, shipping lines, handling agencies, and railway officials to prevent delays in transportation.

Tummala Nageswara Rao further stated that to monitor this transportation process, the State agriculture department officials have also been sent to the ports and instructed to coordinate with the concerned authorities.

The Minister assured that with the cooperation of the central government, the State government will ensure that farmers receive the necessary urea on time.

Thummala Nageswara Rao clarified that the State government is taking measures at all levels to prevent any difficulties in the supply of fertilizers.