Bhajani,
Nov 29 : Ram Krishna
Chaudhari from Tikapur Municipality-6 of Kailali was standing in line for his
turn to get chemical fertilizer from a cooperative, but its office got closed
without providing the supply.
In the morning,
he was in line for the chemical fertilizers needed for winter crops. He was
however denied the fertilizer showing it dearth.
"Chemical
fertilizer is the one we get most worried about when it is time for
cultivation. It is difficult to cultivate after shortage of fertilizer," he
said, adding that the cooperatives only provide it to their share holders.
Laxman Chaudhari
from the same locality shared similar plight, "It has been more than a
week the land is tilled, but chemical fertilizer is not received. If the problem
persists, I will not continue cultivation."
Moreover, Suresh
Kathariya from Bhajani Municipality-6 is planning for foreign employment said,
"He had been able to sow wheat seeds only in five bighas out of 15 bighas
of land. It was because of the lack of fertilizer."
He further said
if the chemical fertilizer was available in market on time, he could cultivate
all his land and sow wheat seeds.
These are
representative cases how the farmers are afflicted with unavailability of
essential during the cultivation time.
Manager of the
cooperative, Govind Rawat, admitted that they were not able to distribute the
chemical fertilizers to all farmers. Even the farmers growing seeds could not
be provided the fertilizers, he added.
The time for
cultivation of winter crops is fleeting.
Similarly,
Dhansinghpur Agriculture Cooperatives of Tikapur Municipality-8 also said it
was unable to distribute chemical fertilizers. Cooperatives' Chairperson
Dhansing Saud said, "The fertilizer selling depot provides only 50 to 60
packs which is too little to address the growing demand." (RSS)