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IRRI-boro crop output target may fail in Gaibandha

From Our Correspondent
GAIBANDHA. Mar .27: Prospect of IRRI-boro production in Gaibandha district is bleak following acute crisis of fertilizer during this crop sea-
Tlje situation went worst alter a scries of untoward incidents took place on the issue of fertilizer during the last week which left killing of three persons and over 150 Injuries. During the period almost everyday thousands of villagers with the hope of getting a single bag of urea fertilizer from district administration thronged district headquarters, The district administration took over responsibility of centralising total supply position In the district introducing tickel system for a single bag of urea per man through TNG Gaibandha sadar which delivered from the BADC godowns.
According to the deprived farmers maximum of the tickets were captured by the touts, muciemen. activists of different political alliances. Il was
also alleged that the said tickets were Issued earlier before the scheduled time among some influential known faces. Those tickets later sold twice and thrice at exorbitant price. With the Introduction of said |x>licy genuine farmers remain totally deprived from getting a bags of fertilizer.
On the other hand witnessing the drying up condition of crop field deprived farmers could not control their motion. Being furious they have launched looting fertilizer from different transport. Earlier, demanding adequate supply of fertilizer they launched processions, ghero and handing over memos to local administration but the situation remain unchanged. In fear of missing consignment tluring transportation the local dealers surrendered to administration expressing inability of transportation fertilizer and its distribution.
Facing almost uncertainty In
the distribution of fertilizer at people turned violent and launched attack on stock of fertilizer ' at Mohimagarij Railway station and Gaibandha BADC godown on March 21 and 22. Polioe had to opened fire at the violent mob which resulted three person shot dead and over 15 bullet injuries.
Protesting the police firing on mob local political alliances launched demonstration and observed half-day hartal on March 23. Leftist alliances in a press conference demanded removal of Gaibandha Deputy Commissioner and magistrate Involved in firing incident. They also demanded immediate restoration of smooth fertilizer supply.
This season total 67,500 hectare of land brought under IRRI-boro cultivation in the district. For which it needs 16.000 matrlc tons of fertilizer till harvesting. A requirement of 12.000 tons of urea fertil-
izer was placed for the month of March but Uli March 23 district administration received only 2.314 matrlc tons of tlrva and on March 24 last stock position was 117.60 tons with Deputy Commissioner. Accor ding to1 the local fertilizer dealers indents of 461.00 tons' of Urea on way of reaching Gaibandha. The quantity is almost negligible to the heavy requirement.
With the unrest situation over fertilizer a 50 kg. Urea bag is being sold at Tk 600 to, 700 in the remote village markets which is beyond the purchasing capacity of poor farmers. According to the Extension department it needs to apply urea fertilizer four times during the crop season for getting high yeilding but this, time many of the farmers yet to touch Urea for the second time in their crop field.
So: a better prospect of IRRI-boro production co.uld not be achieved in the district.