FIRs Filed Against Illegal Fertiliser Manufacturers

At least 32 factories across three districts were found producing spurious fertilisers during sudden inspections by the agriculture minister Kirodi Lal Meena in the last four days, said officials, adding that a first information report was also lodged against five of those companies.

- HT Correspondent

JAIPUR:

"During our drive, we have found that these companies have been making such spurious fertilisers in their factories for the last 10 days. Upon receiving the information, I conducted a sudden inspection in those factories. This action will be continued as more such factories are under our lens. So far, we have spotted at least 32 factories in Ajmer, Kishangarh, and Bawar. An FIR was also lodged against five of them to initiate a legal action," Meena said.

He said, "Soon after such products are found, we are seizing these companies and informing the local police. They are lodging the FIR against each of them gradually."

An official list of the drive from the minister's office revealed that most of these factories are based in Ajmer and produce Phosphate Rich Organic Manure (PROM) fertiliser.

A total of 17 companies were spotted in Ajmer- of which eight produce PROM, six produce potash derived from molasses, two make biofertiliser, and one makes vermicompost.