Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a ) whether the Government proposes to revive Sindri Fertilizer Industry that falls under Dhanbad district in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof and its present status;
(b) whether the Government has completed all the formalities to revive the above fertilizer industry; and
(c) if so, the time by which the said fertilizer industry is likely to be started?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERILIZERS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (c) : Yes, Madam. The Cabinet had approved on 13.07.2016 to revive Sindri Fertilizer factory on ‘nomination basis’ by setting up a gas-based Ammonia-Urea Plant of 1.27 Million Metric ton per annum (MMTPA) capacity. Accordingly, a Joint Venture (JV) Company, namely, Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) has been formed to take up revival of Sindri Unit. JV Company HURL is conducting pre-project activities. Commercial production from Sindri plant is likely to start by September, 2020.
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