1,852 fertiliser bags seized in Jalalabad

Fazilka, November 11

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Amid the reports of DAP shortage in Punjab, over 1,800 fertiliser bags have been recovered from an unauthorised godown situated on the outskirts of Jalalabad on Thursday afternoon.

Hardev Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Fazilka, said after receiving a complaint, the officials accompanied by the police and some farmers raided an allegedly unauthorised godown on Kahnewala Road on Jalalabad outskirts. The godown belongs to a pesticide and fertiliser dealer of the town.

Gurwinder Singh Mannewala, vice-president, BKU Ugrahan, Fazilka unit, who led the farmers during the raid, alleged that around 2,000 bags of DAP stored illegally had been seized so far. He alleged the bags were to be sold in the black market during the dire shortage of fertilisers in the state.

Hardev, however, confirmed that as many as 1,852 bags of DAP, nearly 5,000 of urea and 300 of super quality fertilisers were recovered from the godown. He said although the bags had been recovered from an allegedly unauthorised godown, but the verification of genuineness of the fertilisers was yet to be established as the owner had not provided any record in this regard and was not available to record his statement.

Meanwhile, sources said the Block Agriculture Officer had handed over the records to the police to initiate action against the accused. — OC