HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda to ensure a timely supply of urea allocated to Telangana to meet agricultural requirements during the ongoing Kharif season.
Revanth called on Nadda at his official residence in Delhi. During the meeting, the chief minister pointed out that only 3.07 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of urea had been supplied to the state between April and June, against a seasonal requirement of five lakh MT.
With farming activity underway and irrigation projects receiving inflows, the Chief Minister said an uninterrupted supply of urea was essential.
He also stated that Telangana was allocated 63,000 MT of domestically produced urea and 97,000 MT of imported urea for July, but only 29,000 MT had been received so far.
Revanth also requested the Centre to increase the quota of domestically produced urea and to arrange additional rakes for transport, citing the Railways’ reluctance to provide more.
Those present at the meeting included State Government Adviser AP Jitender Reddy, Congress MPs Mallu Ravi and Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister Ajith Reddy, Agriculture Secretary Raghunandan Rao and Central Schemes Coordination Secretary Gaurav Uppal.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has requested Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to release Rs 596.61 crore approved by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) for the development of Zaheerabad Industrial Smart City.
During a meeting with the Union minister in Delhi on Tuesday, Revanth also sought central assistance for infrastructure in the proposed smart city, including water supply and power networks.
The chief minister raised the importance of the Hyderabad–Warangal corridor and urged the Centre to release funds for Warangal airport to expedite its completion. He said the feasibility study for the Hyderabad–Vijayawada Industrial Corridor was in progress.
Revanth also asked the Union minister to designate the proposed Hyderabad–Bengaluru Industrial Corridor as an aero-defence corridor, highlighting the existing defence and aerospace park at Adibatla on the outskirts of the city.
The chief minister briefed the Union minister about the state’s proposal to develop as many as 100 plug-and-play industrial parks and sought support for the new industrial development initiative.
AP Jitender Reddy, Mallu Ravi, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Ajith Reddy and Gaurav Uppal accompanied the chief minister.