Nepal surrenders to Bangladesh, PM Oli seeks immediate help

New delhi date. 02 September 2020 Wednesday

Nepal has now sought help from Bangladesh. Nepal's Prime Minister Oli on Tuesday telephoned Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and requested for urea fertilizer.

Oli has asked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to make 50,000 tonnes of urea fertilizer available immediately. There is a severe shortage of urea in Nepal which is putting farmers in trouble. The supply of urea from India has also been cut off due to the lockdown following the corona virus.

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli tweeted on Tuesday that he had held talks with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Oli tweeted that he had a positive conversation with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on some aspects of Nepal-Bangladesh relations. He showed a positive attitude towards my request for urgent supply of urea.

Oli said the telephone conversation also discussed the need to increase cooperation between the two countries on trade, energy and trade routes.

Bangladesh has also provided 5,000 bottles of Ramdasvir and other essential medicines as well as medical supplies to Nepal to fight the Koro epidemic. Oli praised the steps taken by the Bangladesh government to curb the Corona virus epidemic and thanked the people of Nepal for their support during the difficult times. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh also praised the Oli government for controlling the corona virus epidemic in Nepal.

In Nepal, chemical fertilizers are supplied from India but India still has time to plant grains and the demand for urea is increasing. India cannot provide enough urea to its own farmers.

India's urea requirements from India are not being met but at the time of grain planting in 2019, the Modi government had ordered immediate shipment of 30,000 tonnes of urea and 20,000 tonnes of di-ammonium phosphate to Nepal.

Nepal was also battling urea shortage last year. However, the situation has worsened this year due to the corona virus, which has led to a ban on the movement of goods and has also affected the supply of manure.