Govt to conduct feasibility study for Nangal urea plant

In order to reduce urea imports and increase domestic production, the government is fast-tracking the proposed urea plant project at Nangal, Punjab. In this regard, Ananth Kumar, minister of chemicals and fertilizers, has asked for preparation of a feasibility report for setting up a new urea plant of 1.3 million tonnes per annum capacity at Nangal. After visiting the Nangal unit of National Fertilizers Ltd, the minister said that the present unit has required infrastructure and amenities and its further expansion can be undertaken to produce more urea.
 
Ananth Kumar said, “The government wants to produce more fertilisers in the country and reduce import dependence. The ministry of chemicals and fertilizers is working on the Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ mantra and in this regard several old and sick units are being revived and new units for urea production are being put up.”
 
According to Ananth Kumar, there is no shortage of fertilisers in the country and in the last one year there has been a record availability of fertilisers for the farmers.