Production of fertilizers will surpass demand, says Minister
The Hindu
Mansukh Mandaviya warns against hoarding and black-marketing
Production of fertilizers will surpass demand, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. In a statement, he denounced rumours of shortage and urged farmers not to hoard fertilizers.
In the run-up to the sowing season for the rabi or winter crop, farmers in many States have complained of or DAP, the most popular fertilizer after urea. There have been reports of farmers travelling long distances and waiting in queues to buy DAP as well as allegations of prices per bag being increased in some areas despite subsidies to fertilizer companies.
We all remember the childhood history classes on human evolution, which taught us how where men started hunting their food and learned to cook on fire create a fire that paved the way for our culinary adventures across centuries. Humans have evolved since then, wood fires have been replaced by ovens and gas stoves whereas open-fire cooking has only been a part of our backyard activity that gets a pick occasionally during special occasions.
Bengaluru and its civic bodies are notorious for delays in completion of infrastructural projects. Arguably the most infamous among such projects is the Ejipura flyover, which has been dragging on for the past seven years. Intended to connect the southeast part of the city to its east and west regions, it has faced numerous delays since its commencement in 2017.