Centre rushes fertilisers
Conceding the request of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal for providing additional NPK fertilizers, the Centre sent the first consignment of 2,500 metric tonnes early this month. A spokesman for the Agriculture Department said here today that most of the quantity had been sent to various godowns of HIMFED. There was demand for 68,700 metric tonnes of chemical fertilisers for the rabi crops. As much as 57,180 metric tonnes of fertilisers were made available to farmers from October 1, 2007, to February 10, 2008.