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Urea Shortage Deepens With Odisha Warehouse Raid as Farmers Across States Face Rationed Supply

Police intervention in Ganjam underscores distribution breakdowns that are fueling farmer unrest.

Overview

  • Farmers in Ganjam, Odisha blocked National Highway-326 and later stormed a warehouse, fleeing with about 15 sacks before police restored order and supervised sales.
  • At the Malabhanja PACS in Odisha, the secretary reported 226 sacks in stock with 450 more arriving the same morning, yet scuffles left several people with minor injuries.
  • In Telangana’s Khammam district, farm leaders demanded an immediate 500‑tonne allotment, saying current deliveries of 50–60 tonnes once in ten days leave many without a single bag.
  • Protests continued in Telangana’s Adilabad region where cooperatives distributed only 440 bags at one site and 260 at another, sending hundreds of waiting farmers home empty‑handed.
  • In Andhra Pradesh’s Madanapalle division, officials denied shortages as farmers queued from early hours, reported prices up to ₹340 per bag, and said some were traveling to Karnataka to buy urea.