Overview

• Only 29,000 MT of the 160,000 MT urea allocation for July reached Telangana by July 8, deepening the Kharif supply shortfall.
• Chief Minister Revanth Reddy urged Fertilizers Minister J. P. Nadda to approve increased domestic quotas and boost railway rakes to resolve logistical bottlenecks.
• Reddy’s delegation also pressed Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for the immediate release of ₹596.61 crore for Zaheerabad smart city and sanction of Warangal Airport and Aero-Defence corridor funds.
• Union Minister Nadda offered support but cautioned that Telangana’s urea consumption is 12.4% above projections, raising soil health concerns.
• Escalating urea prices at ₹325 per 45-kg bag have prompted BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao to demand an investigation into alleged black-market diversions.