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Tensions flared at the Sandhi Gunduribadi village cooperative centre under Sorada block in Ganjam district, as hundreds of local farmers clashed on Thursday in a desperate attempt to secure urea fertiliser.
The incident occurred at the village Seba Samabaya Samiti (cooperative society), where an unexpectedly low supply of urea caused chaos. With this being the peak time for fertiliser application, farmers had been waiting for days due to a shortage at the cooperative society.
When 900 bags of urea finally arrived today, farmers gathered in large numbers, forming long queues outside the centre. The situation quickly escalated in...