HYDERABAD, Dec 24: The Sindh Abadgar Board has urged the president and the prime minister to revert to the old system for distribution of fertiliser because it believed the new system introduced last year had not only brought bad name to the government but also created problems for growers.

SAB President Abdul Majeed Nizamani said in a letter to the president and prime minister that under the new system, 50 per cent of fertiliser produced by factories had to be supplied to the government for distribution among growers through Utility Stores, revenue department, agriculture department and another government agency.

The system had proved counterproductive as it had led to a hike in prices of urea by Rs100 to 200 per bag in the open market, Mr Nizamani said, adding that during last Kharif season, the government had imported 600,000 tons of urea and distributed it through different government agencies.

The cumbersome exercise created fertiliser riots and led to serious law and order situation, making it even more difficult for the growers to get the urea and bringing bad name to the government.

He urged the president and the prime minister to restore the old system and authorise the factories to distribute urea through their own network of dealers and other necessary infrastructure. The government should only play the role of overseer, he added.

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