Hyderabad, June 13 -- The Telangana government has urged the Centre to bridge a significant shortfall in urea supplies and ensure adequate fertiliser availability ahead of the peak agricultural season.

Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Jagat Prakash Nadda, seeking immediate intervention to address the deficit in urea allocations during April and May 2026.

Tummala points at allocation shortfall

In the letter, Tummala pointed out that against the planned allocation of two lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of urea for April, Telangana received only 1.53 LMT, leaving a shortfall of 0.47 LMT. The situation continued in May, when only 1.67 LMT was dispatched against the State's requ...