Hyderabad, March 12 -- Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged the Centre to allocate 2 lakh tonne urea every month for April, May and June 2026, so that buffer stocks could be maintained and there is no disruption in the supply of fertilisers in the coming Kharif 2026 season.

In a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda on Thursday, March 12, Rao said that the opening balance of urea for the beginning of the Kharif 2026 season could not exceed 50,000 tonne, even as the Rabi season is concluding.

He recalled that the state had a significant opening balance of 4.65 lakh tonne in the 2024 Kharif season, which ensured a smooth supply of fertilisers. Rao said that kind of availability in the ur...