Three truck owners’ association under the umbrella of JCC at a Press conference accused IFFCO of transporting fertilizer in containers from Paradip to Dhanamandal through Paradip Parivahan Private Limited.
Executive Director, IFFCO Paradip unit KJ Patel made it clear on the allegations of JCC in a separate news conference.
Highlighting the need of containers to transport fertilisers, Patel said it has been decided by IFFCO to deliver the fertilizer in safe and timely manner to all the farmers of 14 States in the Kharif season. "
Due to unavailability of required railway rakes in Rangiagada railway siding, we are finding difficulties most often to deliver fertilizers to different States of the country. In this Covid pandemic, while the Central Government is prioritizing to fulfil the agricultural requirements of farmers, we are unable to send fertilisers as per the requirement of the nation. allocated quantity by Govt. Under such obligations, IFFCO entrusted single point responsibility to Paradip Parivahan Private Limited to lift the bulk fertiliser from plant.
He also emphasized that there is no question of hampering the interest of the members of the three truck owners' association. As per a pact on year 2008 , the three truck owners association(JCC) will continue to deliver the products to different end destinations of Odisha along with the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand also.
Patel requested the three truck owners’ association (JCC) to cooperate with IFFCO, keeping in view the greater interest of the farmers of the country.