By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : October 20, 2022 9:23 am
The Government mandated Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) to revive the Barauni unit with an estimated investment of Rs. 8,387 crore with urea production capacity of 12.7 LMTPA
India has achieved another milestone as the Barauni plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) has commenced urea production. The gas based Barauni Plant is part of the initiative taken by the Government to revive the closed urea units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation Ltd (HFCL) in order to achieve self-sufficiency in the urea sector.
Revival of closed units of FCIL and HFCL had been the top priority agenda of the present Government to augment the availability of domestically produced urea. The Government mandated Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) to revive the Barauni unit with an estimated investment of Rs. 8,387 crore with urea production capacity of 12.7 LMTPA.
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, "In a milestone moment, Urea production started at the Barauni Urea Plant, Bihar. PM NarendraModi Ji's Government is committed to making India Aatmanirbhar in fertilizers."
HURL, incorporated on 15th June, 2016 is a Joint Venture Company by Coal India Limited (CIL), NTPC Limited (NTPC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and FCIL/HFCL mandated to revive Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni units with an estimated investment of Rs. 25,000 crore. The start of all the three plants of HURL will add 38.1 LMTPA indigenous urea production in the country and help to realize the vision of Prime Minister to make India ‘Aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) in the urea production.
It is one of the largest fertilizer manufacturing units of India, for which the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Project will not only improve the availability of fertilizer to farmers but also give a boost to the economy in the region including development of infrastructure like roads, railways, ancillary industry etc. besides ensuring food security to the nation.
The facility integrates the world’s best technologies aiming to meet the demand for urea in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Odisha. Apart from urea supply, the project will also help to develop small and medium scale industries/vendors around the manufacturing unit. There will be a lot of entrepreneurship activities around the hub and it will further boost employment generation.
The Gorakhpur plant of HURL is already commissioned in Dec 2021 and Sindri Plant is likely to be commissioned shortly.