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New Delhi : Government of India is reviving five closed fertiliser plants of Fertiliser Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation Limited (HFCL) namely Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur, and Sindri plants of FCIL, and Barauni plant of HFCL by formation of Joint Venture Companies of nominated PSUs for setting up new Urea Ammonia plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each.
Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above plants, the indigenous urea production will be enhanced by 63.5 Lakh Metric Tonne per year leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea. This information was given in a written reply by Chemicals & fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda in Rajya Sabha on March 13, 2020, according to a PIB release.
Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd, Barauni, Bihar, Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd, Sindri, Jharkhand, and Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd, Gorakhpur, UP, are expected to be commissioned by May 2021. Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd, Ramagundam, Telangana, is expected to be commissioned in May 2020. Talcher Fertilisers Ltd, Talcher, Odisha, is expected to be commissioned by September 2023.