Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, November 26-
Days after the seizure of 23 bags (each weighing 50 kg) of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser from SBS Nagar district, the laboratory examination confirmed the seized stock has inadequate amount of Nitrogen and Phosphorus, said Punjab cabinet minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Tuesday.
Khudian said that DAP typically contains 18 per cent nitrogen, 46 per cent phosphorus and water soluble phosphorus 39.5%. However, laboratory tests revealed that the seized material contained only 2.80 per cent nitrogen, 16.23 per cent phosphorus and 14.10% water soluble phosphorus respectively, he added.
As per the information, farmers had complained about high prices of DAP, following which, a team from the Agriculture department, along with the police, conducted a raid at the house of Harkirat Singh, the owner of M/s Singh Traders in Urapar village, SBS Nagar district. During the raid, they found 23 bags of DAP being stored illegally.
An FIR was filed against Harkirat Singh under sections 3(2)C, D Essential Commodity Act 1955 and sections 5, 7, & 3(3) of the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 at Police Station Aur (SBS Nagar) on November 14.
