Raipur: The Government of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GAIL (India) Limited to explore the development of a greenfield gas-based fertiliser project in the state. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai by Rajat Kumar, Secretary (Commerce & Industries), Government of Chhattisgarh, and Rajeev Kumar Singhal, Director (Business Development), GAIL.
“As per the MoU, GAIL will undertake detailed techno-economic studies for setting up a urea manufacturing plant of 12.7 Lacs Metric Ton (LMT),” the statement said.
The proposed plant is planned to be strategically located along GAIL’s Mumbai–Nagpur–Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline (MNJPL) corridor. “Based on the techno-economic evaluation, investment decision will be taken for setting up the fertilizer project by GAIL,” it added.
The statement said the government of Chhattisgarh will provide facilitation across all stages of the project. This will include support for feasibility studies, identification and allocation of suitable land parcels, coordination with state and central authorities, facilitation for statutory approvals, and enabling infrastructure required for implementation.
Describing GAIL as a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the statement said the company has played a key role in developing downstream natural gas-based industries and now “seeks to contribute to the fertilizer sector to strengthen domestic fertilizer production”.
The state government, meanwhile, said Chhattisgarh is actively promoting industrial growth through investor-friendly policies, infrastructure development and ease-of-doing-business initiatives.
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