India, June 16 -- The Government on Monday said it is in the process of finalising imports of 17 lakh tonnes of urea to boost domestic supply and asserted that it does not see any major challenge in availability of fertilisers for the ongoing Kharif sowing season.

At an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Bandana Preyashi, the joint secretary in the Department of Fertilizers, said, "Overall stock position of fertilisers in the country is comfortable".

She informed that the agriculture ministry has reassessed fertiliser requirements at 383.9 lakh tonnes for the current Kharif (summer-sown) season.

Against this projected demand, Preyashi said the stock, as of today, is 196.65 lakh tonnes, significantly higher ...