Hyderabad, July 20 -- Telangana's Agriculture minister, Tummala Nageswara Rao, has criticised the central government for its alleged inaccurate estimates regarding urea imports, leading to delayed monthly allocations to states.

He stated that the state is currently pressuring the Centre to release its due share of fertilisers, expressing optimism that they would arrive soon.

Speaking after a review meeting on the fertiliser situation held at the Secretariat on Saturday, July 19, minister Nageswara Rao informed that Telangana currently holds a stock of 2.10 lakh tonnes of urea. Additionally, there are 3 lakh tonnes of complex and other fertilisers in reserve.

The minister urged all farmers to utilise the toll-free number 8977741771, set...