The municipal head, provincial MP and ward chairpersons of the district said that there was no supply of fertilizer at the time of paddy planting and demanded that the required fertilizer be sent to the district immediately.
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People's representatives of West Nawalparasi have drawn the attention of the Lumbini state government, demanding to increase the supply of fertilizers in the district.
The municipal head, provincial MP and ward chairpersons of the district said that there was no supply of fertilizer at the time of paddy planting and demanded that the required fertilizer be sent to the district immediately. After meeting Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Chetnarayan Acharya People's representatives have submitted a letter of attention to increase the quota of fertilizers saying that the amount of chemical fertilizers is much less than the actual demand of the district.
At present, only about 8 percent of the chemical fertilizers coming to Lumbini region are available in West Nawalparasi. Government Paddy and When the fertilizer quota is determined by counting wheat cultivation only, the farmers do not get fertilizer on time and even if they get it, they get it in less quantity. Dhanpat Yadav, head of Ramgram Municipality, said that there is a shortage of fertilizer as there is a shortage of fertilizers in the Terai district apart from rice and wheat.
After understanding the attention letter, Chief Minister Acharya directed the Ministry of Agriculture of the province to determine the arable land and distribute fertilizer on scientific basis and expressed his commitment to release 315 metric tons of urea fertilizer to solve the fertilizer shortage for the time being. Although there is a demand of 15,000 metric tons of chemical fertilizers in the district, only 8,000 metric tons are being supplied.
