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Diesel sought for Indian urea distribution

23 Jun 2022

  • Agri Minister requests Power and Energy Minister for 125,000 litres to distribute 65,000 MT urea
BY Buddhika Samaraweera Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has requested Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera to allocate 125,000 litres of diesel for the islandwide distribution of 65,000 metric tonnes (MT) of urea to be received from the Government of India on 6 July. Speaking to the media, Amaraweera said that 65,000 MT of urea fertiliser provided by the Indian Government would arrive in the country on 6 July, which would be used for the Yala cultivation season. He also said that the Agriculture Ministry has initiated a formal programme to distribute the stock of fertiliser throughout the country as soon as the stock is received. "Out of this stock of fertiliser, 50,000 MT will be provided for paddy cultivation and the remaining 10,000 MT for maize cultivation. When the stock is received on 6 July, arrangements have been made to issue them to the farming community through Agrarian Service Centres within a few days," he said. He further said that officials and institutions concerned with the matter should work for the success of the fertiliser distribution programme, adding that it is the responsibility of the relevant officials to ensure that no irregularities occur. He also warned that if any misconduct is reported regarding any official during the programme, legal action would be taken against them irrespective of their rank. Amaraweera recently said that 65,000 MT of urea fertiliser provided by the Indian Government would arrive in Sri Lanka in the first two weeks of July. He said at the time that arrangements have been made to hand over a bag of this urea fertiliser to farmers at a cost of around Rs. 10,000. Noting that the said price was agreed upon in discussions with farmers' organisations’ representatives and the relevant officials, he said that there was no objection from the Cabinet of Ministers either.  

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