(a) whether the Government has any proposal for establishing new Urea/ Fertilizer units using Advanced Technology in the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether this proposal will help to ensure rejuvenation of the fertilizer sector and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILZERS.
(SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)
(a) & (b): No Sir, Government of India has no such proposal for establishing new Urea/ Fertilizer units in the country including in Uttar Pradesh.
However, Government of India has decided to revive five closed fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) namely Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of FCIL and Barauni plant of HFCL by setting up new Urea Ammonia plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each, in the following states:
Sl No. Name of Fertilizer plant Name of location & State where plant is located
1 Talcher Fertilizers Ltd. Talcher, Odisha
2 Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. Ramagundam, Telangana
3 Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Ltd. Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
4 Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Ltd. Sindri, Jharkhand
5 Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Ltd. Barauni, Bihar
In addition to above, the Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.05.2015 has decided to install a new urea plant of 8.648 LMTPA in the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL), which will subsequently replace the existing urea plants Namrup-II (capacity 2.20 LMTPA) and Namrup-III (capacity 2.70 LMTPA).
(c): Not Applicable.
(d): These projects upon implementation/ operationalization will bridge the gap between demand and supply of urea in the country, and will rejuvenate the fertilizer sector.
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