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DIBRUGARH: The Namrup Fertilizer Shramik Union (NFSU) today welcomed the Budget 2025 for announcing the setting up of the 4th urea plant in Namrup.
Tileswar Bora, Advisor of NFSU said, “It’s a big day for us because after 18 years of protest, we are getting the 4th plant in Namrup. We would like to thank Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and our local MLA Taranga Gogoi for pressing the issue with the Centre. We would also like to thank Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who always stood behind us.”
“We cannot express our happiness. It’s a historic day for us and we are thankful to everyone who supported us for setting up the fourth unit at BVFCL,” Bora said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2025 speech, announced the setting up of a new urea plant in Namrup in eastern Assam, Dibrugarh, aimed at augmenting the region’s urea supply.
Sitharaman’s announcement follows ongoing discussion between Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister JP Nadda about expanding the Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Ltd (BVFCL) in Namrup. The plant will have an annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes and is part of a larger strategy to enhance agricultural productivity and regional economic development.
As part of a Rs 500 crore investment, the initiative will include two new Nano Urea plants, which will modernize existing facilities and boost production.
The Namrup-1 unit of the BVFCL, which was set up in 1969, was shut down and the Namrup-2, established in 1976, was also shut down a few years ago due to outdated technology.
The Namrup- 3 unit, established in 1987, has been producing 800-900 metric tonnes annually but facing numerous challenges due to outdated machinery which has affected the production.
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