Ferozepur Chief Agri Officer suspended over DAP hoarding

As part of the crackdown on DAP hoarding, Punjab Agriculture Department has suspended the Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) of Ferozepur, Jagir Singh, citing negligence and failure to perform his duty diligently.

A team led by the SDM inspected the godowns of M/s Sachdeva Traders in Ferozepur and found approximately 161.8 MT (3,236 bags) of DAP stored illegally. The firm was unable to provide any document to justify the storage of the DAP in its godowns during the investigation.

The CAO was also unable to submit a satisfactory explanation to the Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, regarding this matter. This is particularly concerning as the state government had issued strict instructions to all Chief Agriculture Officers to conduct inspections to prevent hoarding and illegal storage of DAP fertiliser within the state.

Additional Chief Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Anurag Verma, stated that no one indulging in malpractice would be spared.