(a) Whether the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation at Namrup was hit by serial of explosions/blasts in the area;
(b) If so, whether the production work of the said plant was affected as a result thereof; and
(c) If so, the details thereof alongwith the loss of production caused thereby?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN
THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI B.K.HANDIQUE)
(a) : Yes sir,
(b) : Yes sir
(c) : The pipeline of Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) carrying Natural Gas
to BVFCL`s Fertilizer Units was blasted on 9th June 2006, which adversely affected
company`s fertilizer producing plant and caused production loss from 9th to 12th June
2006 as detailed below.
Namrup-II 969 MT Rs. 72.41 Lakhs. Namrup-III 2705MT Rs. 149.34 lakhs Total 3674MT Rs. 221.75 lakhs