Ruckus over DAP fertilizer, now Ferozepur Chief Agriculture Officer suspended; 3236 bags of DAP recovered

Punjab news,7 Nov 2024

In the case of illegal hoarding of fertilizers in Ferozepur, Punjab, the officials of the concerned department are also facing action. Where, taking action against unauthorized storage of 3236 bags of DAP fertilizer in the warehouse of Sachdeva Traders of the district, Ferozepur Chief Agriculture Officer Jagir Singh has been suspended. Recently, Ferozepur SDM Ranveer Singh raided this warehouse and 161.8 metric tons of fertilizer was found.

The government has also started cracking down on such officials who are found to be involved in the case. At this time when the sowing of wheat crop is in full swing and there is a shortage of DAP, taking advantage of this, the work of black marketing of DAP is also going on in full swing.

According to the information received from the department, the concerned officials were instructed to investigate the illegal hoarding of DAP fertilizer in the district. During the investigation, 3236 bags of DAP fertilizer were found in the warehouse of a firm. But the firm did not have any record of them. When Chief Agriculture Officer Jagir Singh was asked about this, he too could not give a satisfactory answer. On this, he was suspended by the department.