In a review meeting with officers of the Department of Fertilizers, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has directed authorities concerned to take all possible steps for completing works on all the five fertilizer plants on time. These include Hindustan Urvarak Rasayan Limited (HURL) Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri; Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) and Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL). 

 

Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) is expected to start production by end-September 2020 whereas Hindustan Urvarak Rasayan Limited (HURL) Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri by May 2021. 

 

The Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) has already achieved 99.53% of physical progress and there has been some delay in completion of small components of physical work due to COVID-19. It is expected that urea production will commence by the end-September, 2020. Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni fertilizer plants have achieved 77%, 70% and 69% of physical progress respectively. It is expected that Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri plants will be completed before May 2021. 

 

 

Currently pre-project activities are in progress in the Talcher Fertilizer Plants in Odisha and these projects are being pursued vigorously despite challenges posed by COVID-19 causing some delays. 

 

The Government of India had announced New Investment Policy (NIP), 2012 to facilitate fresh investment in the urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the urea sector.