It said the reports published recently in some national dailies on the urea fertiliser crisis in several districts of the country are not true.

The industries ministry issued the press note giving an actual picture of current production, stock and distribution status of the urea fertiliser to remove any kind of confusion about the matter.

According to the press note, the total demand for the urea fertiliser in the country for 2006-07 was 28,75,000 tonnes. No fertiliser crisis had been reported during the last peak season of the IRRI-Boro cultivation due to proper management by the government.

Due to distribution of fertiliser among the farmers by rationing, the BCIC had a stock of nearly one lakh tonnes of fertiliser to face any unexpected situation.

In May and June, the demand for the urea fertiliser, fixed by the agriculture ministry for different districts of the country, was 1,77,348 tonnes.

Now, the BCIC has a stock of more than 4 lakh tonnes of fertiliser, which the press note says the highest in the last few years.