The fertilizer factory of Sindri established by Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) at a cost of Rs 6500 crore is likely to be more operational in March next year with 60% capacity. All this as 93% work of the plant laying has already been completed and the testing of one of the boilers of the factory has already been successfully completed on December 13.

Sources in HURL indicated that 97% installation work of the Urea plant has already been completed while 80% of the installation of the Ammonia plant has also been completed.

Talking to media, Kameshwar Jha, General Manager of Sindri unit of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited said, “Production in Urea plant is likely to begin with 60% capacity from March next year and after the production at 60% capacity for initial three months, it will be increased to the full capacity of 12.7 tonnes per annum.”

“Installation work of different machineries and equipment is being carried out on war footing and the commissioning of the plant will also help to generate employement for more than 1500 persons” further said Jha.

Notably, the factory comprising a 3850 tons per day Ammonia Plant, 2220 tonnes per day capacity Urea plant besides the captive power plant of 30 MegaWatt for which the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on june 25, 2018 is being established on 751 acres of land of Old fertilizer factory of the FCI by dismantling and removing the scrap of the old fertilizer factory of Sindri.

The new factory being established by Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited, a joint venture company of National Thermal Power Corporation (30%), Coal India Limited (30%), Indian Oil (30%) and Fertilizer Corporation of India (10%) will be a natural gas based factory and the pipeline has also been laid for the natural gas supplyby Gas Authority of India Limited though the Haldia Gorkhpur gas pipeline passing through Ganduwa area of Chandankiyari Block of Bokaro.