Minister for Agriculture N Raghuveera Reddy, on Wednesday, sought to assuage the growing fears of farmers in the state over the availability of urea in the state.
He told media persons that there is no shortage of urea in the state, and that farmers' fears were unfounded.
Revealing details, Raghuveera Reddy said that the government has allocated 9,000 metric tons of urea for each district and is prepared for supplying additional urea if needed.
The Minister reassured farmers that the government has put into place all necessary measures to ensure timely supply of urea.
Raghuveera Reddy also assured farmers that they do not have to worry about the losses they suffered due to their crops being submerged after heavy rains which lashed the state. He said that the government would compensate them for the crops.
Acording to him, the announcement regarding compensation would come after official reports are received by the government.
Raghuveera Reddy also criticized the opposition for trying to make an issue of the supply of urea, and said that there are no problems in the distribution of the fertilizer. He appealed to the opposition to stop trying to derive political mileage out of farmers' worries.