A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers regarding upcoming 12.7 lakh MMTPA capacity urea plant at Namrup in Assam.
- The urea unit will be able not only to cater demands of local farmers for fertilisers, but surplus if any could also be exported to neighboring countries in South Asia.
- Namrup-IV unit is important for ensuring local development and creating job opportunities, and therefore the project needs to be expedited.
- Plant will be set up at the premises of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) in Namrup.
- Namrup is a small town situated close to the foothills of the great Patkai Mountain Range.
