Prime Minister Naredra Modi has congratulated Kumar for creating a urea surplus situation.In former times, CMs would write to the prime minister to ensure supply of enough urea but for the past two years this has not been the case, Modi said in the meeting.
People would line up early morning at urea shops and many a time police would be called in to control the crowds, Modi said recounting his old experiences. Neem coated urea has been the game-changer, he added.
PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Fertiliiser Corporation of India’s (FCIL) fertiliser plant in Ramagundam in Telangana.
The fertiliser plant is expected to cost Rs. 5,254 crore and is aimed to manufacture ammonia and urea in two units. The plant is a joint venture of National Fertiilisers Ltd, Engineers India Ltd and Fertiliser Corporatiion of India.
Union Chemical and fertilizer Minister Ananth Kumar later thanked PM Modi for his unstinted support. He tweeted “Thank you Shri @NarendraModi ji for your support & guidance to MoCF 4 all the fertilizer initiatives in last 2+ yrs.”
The Prime Minister’s visit to Telangana assumes importance as it is his first after becoming the Prime Minister. He also launched the Telangana government’s ambitious Mission Bhagiratha and laid the foundation stone for the Rs. 10,599-crore 1600 MW NTPC super thermal power plant in Ramagundam.
Mission Bhagiratha is a pet project of the Chief Minister, taken up at a cost of Rs. 42,000 crore. Apart from creating water grid for supplying drinking water to houses, it aims to rejuvenate more than 45,000 water tanks.