Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Minister Badal Patralekh in a video conferencing with Union Chemical and Fertilizer Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, while talking about the farmers of Jharkhand, said that fertilizers should be available to all the farmers in the state at a reasonable price and on time. For that, construction of rack points at Sahebganj, Lohardaga and Jamshedpur or Chaibasa is essential. Today on Tuesday, he was talking to the Union Minister through video conferencing in the conference hall at Nepal House. The Agriculture Minister appealed to the Union Minister to give relief to semi-hill areas like Jharkhand by amending the freight rate. The freight rate at present is very low. He said that this year also many districts of the state are in the grip of drought. So far only 38 percent of the land has been covered, while about 53 percent of the average rainfall has been reduced.
Need to reduce the freight rate of fertilizer
Jharkhand’s Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said that there is a need to reduce the freight rate of fertilizers. In the video conferencing of Union Chemical and Fertilizer Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya with Agriculture Ministers of all the states, Minister Badal Patralekh demanded construction of rake points in three cities. During this, the Union Minister emphasized on the promotion of nano urea and organic farming.
The construction of rack point is an old demand
Jharkhand’s Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said that he had talked about the construction of rack point last year as well, but no action has been taken on this subject so far. He said that the state of Jharkhand is a semi-hill area, due to which the freight rate of fertilizer increases a lot and its direct burden falls on the farmers here.
Request for revision of freight rate
Jharkhand’s Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh appealed to the Union Minister to give relief to semi-hill areas like Jharkhand by amending the freight rate. The freight rate at present is very low. He said that this year also many districts of the state are in the grip of drought. So far only 38 percent of the land has been covered, while about 53 percent of the average rainfall has been reduced.
Organic farming is being done in Jharkhand
Jharkhand’s Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh told the Union Minister regarding nano urea and organic farming that the state of Jharkhand has already taken steps towards organic farming. Along with this, a new plant of Nano Urea has been set up in Jharkhand. He said that if the central government makes available sulphur-coated urea, an awareness campaign will be launched among the farmers regarding it.
Union minister assured about the construction of rack point
Union Chemical and Fertilizer Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that Jharkhand government will work seriously on the demand of farmers in the interest of farmers and to lead them towards prosperity. He said that there is a need to increase nano urea and organic farming in all the states, so that our soil can be protected. About 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizer is available with the country. Fertilizer will be made available to all the states as per the demand. Make all the state farmers aware for agriculture and ensure that there is no diversion of urea. If the states reduce the dependence on urea, then 50 percent of the saved amount will run many new schemes in the interest of the farmers. Along with this, we will be able to keep the soil safe as well. Apart from Departmental Secretary Abu Bakar Siddiqui, many officials associated with Fertilizer were present in the video conferencing.