Thummala Urges Kishan, Bandi to Ensure Immediate Supply of Urea

AGRICULTURE Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao on Friday spoke to Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and MoS for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar over phone and requested them to ensure immediate release of required urea stocks to the state.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad

Later, speaking to the media, Nageswara Rao said that the duo had responded positively to his request.

During the day, the minister also held a review meeting and directed the district collectors to do away with the queue system and to adopt a token-based system for distributing urea to farmers.

He also directed the authorities to shift the required stocks of urea to districts where the demand is high. The minister also directed the officials to look into the possibility of linking land passbooks with provision of urea.