Consignments of urea, weighing 1, 354 tonnes, were received here on Tuesday. So far, 6,300 tonnes of urea had been given to farmers of Tirunelveli district, Joint Director of Agriculture, C. Chandrasekar, told The Hindu on Wednesday.
The Tuesday’s consignments were despatched to 40 private dealers in 13 blocks. He said the district required 9,500 tonnes and more consignments were expected in the coming days. A total of 5,000 tonnes of urea had been distributed to farmers through 163 primary agriculture cooperative credit societies and 1,300 tonnes through private dealers.
Teams comprising 19 Agriculture Officers, 19 Deputy Agriculture Officers and 84 Assistant Agriculture Officers had been deputed to monitor the despatch of urea. Mr. Chandrasekar added that top dressing with urea was under way in paddy fields and it would be completed in 15 days for short-duration crops and 20 days for medium-term crops after transplantation.
Horticulture inputs
Horticulture inputs were also being distributed to farmers in full swing, S. Raja Mohamed, Deputy Director of Horticulture, said.
Under National Horticulture Mission (NHM), the government had allotted Rs.3.23 crore to raise horticultural crops such as mango, acid lime, cocoa, flowers, chillies and vegetables. Hybrid seeds for bhendi, bitter gourd and chillies were distributed to farmers.
Farmers identified under the NHM during 2014-15 were also given chemical fertilizers.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/6300-tonnes-of-urea-distributed-to-farmers/article6660371.ece