MUZAFFARGARH: The district administration on Saturday seized 4,000 bags of Urea fertilisers during checking of three trailers which were on their way to other districts from Kot Addu.

Reports said on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Syed Musa Raza, AC Amir Mahmood conducted raids and seized Urea bags. He announced that farmers along with Fard Malkiat could buy Urea at official rate.

Assistant Director (agriculture extension) Ghulam Shabbir Gishkori and the AC Kot Addu sold the fertilisers to farmers as per Fard Malkiat.

It merits mentioning that the district is short of fertitilisers and farmers are worried about the issue while the black marketing of the agricultural input continues unabated. Dealers in Sanawan and Kot Addu were allegedly selling Urea to farmers at night at exorbitant rates.

Published in Dawn, December 26th, 2021