Urea fertilizer/file image
30 October, Birgunj. 5 thousand metric tons of urea fertilizer bought by Agricultural Materials Company Limited by means of world tender has arrived in Raxaul. Alok Kumar, data officer of the corporate’s regional workplace in Birgunj knowledgeable that the products arrived on the Raxaul railway yard by rail by means of Visakhapatnam port in India.
He mentioned that the government-subsidized chemical fertilizer is progressively coming into Birgunj after completing the customs clearance course of from Raxaul.
According to him, out of the 30,000 metric tons of the acquisition settlement with Indian Potash Limited, 22,500 metric tons of fertilizer will probably be imported by means of the Birgunj port. Of the 22,500 metric tons of manure coming to Birganj, 12,000 metric tons will probably be saved in Birganj and 10,500 metric tons will probably be despatched to the provincial workplace at Bhairahawa. The remaining 8,500 metric tons will probably be immediately obtained by the provincial workplace situated in Biratnar.
According to Information Officer Alok Kumar, two racks of 5,000 metric tons of manure have been unloaded at Raxaul and the arrival of manure has began since November 24.
“The first rack carrying urea fertilizer arrived in Raxaul on Saturday and the second rack on Monday,” he mentioned.
Usually 2 thousand 500 metric tons of fertilizer is available in one rack. An Indian firm is shopping for fertilizer from Oman and sending it to Nepal.
He mentioned that the Urea Fertilizer which has been introduced into the warehouse of the Birgunj Regional Office has already been mobilized within the districts the place there’s a demand.
He mentioned that 535 metric tons of fertilizer has already been mobilized in Hetaunda, Sindhuli, Bharatpur, Janakpur, Chandrapur, Dhalkevar, Sindhuli, Kalaiya, Parbat and Damauli places of work. He knowledgeable that the method of purchasing further 30 thousand metric tons of urea fertilizer from India by means of JTUG for the wheat crop season has additionally reached its remaining stage.
“There is a chance that 22,500 metric tons of fertilizer will arrive in Birgunj inside 2 weeks,” he mentioned.