Punjab's fertilizer consumption per hectare is significantly higher than the national average, at 247.61kg compared to 140kg, according to the government.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Average consumption of fertilisers at the all-India level stood at nearly 140 kg per hectare during 2023-24, while the consumption in Punjab was 247.61 kg per hectare, the government said on Tuesday.
In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said, "The all-India per hectare consumption of nutrients for the year 2023-24 is around 139.81 Kg whereas the per hectare consumption of nutrients for Punjab for the year 2023-24 is around 247.61 Kg."
She was answering a question, whether Punjab is the leading consumer of fertilisers in terms of per kilo gram per hectare which is 9 per cent of the whole fertilisers used in the country.
The Punjab government has "informed that no report/research of cancer cases have been reported from the parts of Punjab where excessive phosphate fertiliser is in use", Patel added. PTI MJH
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