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I will be back in three years to inaugurate plant, PM Modi says in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence that the NDA government’s work will ensure that the government will retain power in the general elections next year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he would return in three years to inaugurate the country’s first coal gasification based fertiliser plant at Talcher Fertilizer Plant in Odisha’s in Angul district which he inaugurated, exuding confidence said the NDA government will retain power in the general elections next year.
“When BJP govt came to power in the centre, the work on fertiliser plants picked up speed. I ensure you that the construction of Talcher Fertiliser Plant will be completed in 36 months and I’ll again come here to inaugurate it,” he said he said at a public rally after laying the foundation stone.
He also attacked previous UPA government for closure of industries during its rule.
“UPA regime failed to revive closed industries. The NDA government is reviving them for development,” he said.
“Odisha had lost hope of the fertiliser plant but we did it despite several hurdles. We vowed that with new energy and new speed, we will take the country to a new height,” he said.
The plant is being developed by Talcher Fertilisers Limited (TFL), a joint venture of GAIL (India) Limited, Coal India Limited (CIL), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCFL) and Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL).
He said the revival of the Talcher fertiliser plant in Odisha will create employment for 4500 people in the region while making the country self-sufficient in fertiliser production. The Talcher plant will start production in 36 months with an investment of ₹13,000 crore, said Modi.
It would also reduce India’s dependency on importing gas and urea, he added.
The plant, targeted to be commissioned by 2022, will ensure easy availability of urea in Odisha as currently there is no urea plant in the state.
Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for equity investment of ₹1033.54 crore for setting up the fertilizer project in Talcher Fertilizer Ltd (TFL) by the state-owned Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF).
