Over 57000 MT fertilizers made availabe to HP farmers
Shimla, feb 11 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department today said that as against the demand of 68,007, metric tones of fertilizers, it had made available 57,180 MT to the farmers during the rabi season.
The Spokesman said that during last 40 days, the State Government made available 18,100 metric tones fertilizers for the farmers of the State which included 5,800 metric tones NPK, 2500 metric tones murate of potash, 1800 metric tonne single super phasphate, 1,000 metric tonne CAN and 7,000 metric tonne urea.
'Keeping
in
view
the
demand
of
H.P.,
the
Central
Government
sent
first
consignment
of
2500
metric
tonne
of
the
fertilizer
to
the
State
which
reached
the
State
on
February
four
and
that
most
of
the
fertilizers
had
been
sent
to
various
godowns
of
HIMFED,' he
added
UNI
XC
AS
JN
BP2044