Farmers protest over urea in front of Suryapet Tahsildar’s office

Farmers in the Thungathurthi mandal of Suryapet district staged a dharna outside the local Tahsildar’s office on Saturday, August 30, demanding adequate urea for their crops.

Farmers in Telangana have been protesting over the urea shortage in the state, alleging that they have not received adequate supplies even after standing for hours in long queues in front of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS).

On Friday, farmers held a sit-in protest in Siddipet district’s Gajwel,



raising “CM Down Down” slogans. While in Medak, farmers placed footwear and stones in a queue while waiting for the centre to open. 

Amid the rising demand for fertiliser in the state, Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao stated that the Telangana is set to receive 49,275 tonnes of urea from the Central government in the coming days.

He said the fresh consignment will be allocated to districts where the demand for fertiliser is highest, in order to ease farmers’ woes.