Pratapgarh Farmers Battle Urea Shortage: Long Queues, Collusion Suspected

• Farmers in Dalot, Pratapgarh, face a severe urea shortage, queuing from 5 AM at cooperative LAMPS.
• Many women are also forced to join long queues, leaving household duties to secure fertilizer for crops.
• Urea is scarce at cooperatives but readily available at higher prices in private shops, raising suspicions of deliberate withholding and collusion.
• The crisis threatens crop yields and increases cultivation costs, contradicting government claims of adequate supply.
• Farmers demand regular urea supply at cooperatives and strict action against private shop overpricing to protect their harvest and economy.

Why It Matters: Pratapgarh farmers struggle with urea shortage, suspecting collusion as private shops profit from high prices.