Question : Manufacturing Urea from Coal

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to manufacture urea from coal in the coal rich areas across the country, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government has prioritised the areas where such plants would be set up, in the initial stages, if so, the list of the locations hence identified?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS


(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): At present Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited in the State of Odisha is being revived to set up 1.27 million metric ton Urea per annum plant based on Coal Gasification Technology.

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