Farmers across Adilabad, Mancherial, Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Nirmal districts queued for hours to buy urea, with protests and local tensions highlighting the ongoing fertiliser shortage
A farmer in Sircilla, Pendala Mallaiah, collapsed due to seizures while standing in a queue for urea at Gambhiraopet PACS outlet. Other farmers alerted his family, who shifted him home. The incident highlights the ongoing fertiliser shortage in the district.
Farmers in the district staged a protest at the Collectorate on Monday, alleging spurious fertiliser was being sold at inflated prices. They exposed mismatched bags of urea in public, accused traders of black marketing, and demanded strict action against those responsible
A severe shortage of urea in Siddipet district has forced farmers to sleep overnight at cooperative outlets, highlighting the ongoing challenges in fertiliser supply and the impact on agriculture.
