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Farmers protest 'shortage' of fertilizer
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 18 2017:
Irate farmers today rose to protest partial distribution of fertilizer even as there is fertilizer in stock at the godown of Apex Cooperative and Marketing Society located at Khuman Lampak .
Speaking to media persons, a farmer said the Agriculture Department has assured farmers that fertilizers would be distributed from August 5 .
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When the farmers went to the godown to get fertilizer, they were again told to come on August 11.The Department kept on deferring the dates and they were told to collect the fertilizer on August 17/18.Many farmers thronged the godown of Apex Cooperative and Marketing Society located at Khuman Lampak since early morning today, he said.
However, the distribution of Urea stopped today morning after 104 bags of urea to were delivered farmers of Chandel district much to the disappointment of farmers particularly those coming from far flung areas.
The farmers who came today were the ones who had already deposited the money to the Department, the farmers pointed out .
Irate farmers asked the Department officials to give clarification as to why the distribution stopped .
The farmers also said that they may forcibly take the fertilizer from the godown if they are denied any longer .
They also derided the umpteen assurances of Chief Minister N Biren and Agriculture Minister V Hangkhanlian through media that there is no shortage of fertilizer .
When contacted, an official of the Agriculture Dept said that the distribution of fertilizer was stopped today morning after a strict instruction from the Minister due to reasons best known to him.
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