Vellore district getting 597 tonnes of urea in addition to the existing stock of 1,300 tonnes, farmers can look forward to getting supply of fertilizer without any shortage.
On Friday, a total of 2,600 tonnes of urea reached the agriculture fertilizer go-down at Katpadi. Vellore district will get 597 tonnes of urea, according to a press release.The remaining stock will be distributed to various districts — 258 tonnes of urea for Kancheepuram, 546 Tiruvallur, 68 Villupuram, 440 Krishnagiri, 307 Cuddalore, 316 Tiruvannamalai, 17 Salem, and 51 Dharmapuri.
The specified stock will be sent to the respective districts through lorries. In Vellore district, the fertilizer will be sold to farmers through the fertilizer outlets.
Already, the district has a stock of 1,300 tonnes of urea, totally 1,897 tonnes with the latest arrival of stock. With this stock, urea fertilizers will be sold to farmers without any shortage. They can purchase the urea at the agriculture urea outlets.
The Central government has fixed the rate as Rs. 270 per pack of 50 kg of urea. There is no change in the price.
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