LOK SABHA
The requirement
of major fertilizers namely, urea, DAP and MOP is assessed for
each State/Union Territory for each crop season of Kharif and
Rabi before the commencement of the season. The assessed requirement
of urea, DAP and MOP for the country for Kharif 2003 season
(1st April to 30th September 2003) has
been as under:
(Lakh tonnes)
|
Urea
|
106.30
|
|
DAP
|
32.38
|
|
MOP
|
11.23
|
The Working
Group on Fertilizers for the Tenth Plan has worked out the demand
forecast the urea, DAP and MOP for the years 2003-04, 2004-05
and 2005-06 as under:
(lakh tonnes)
|
Year
|
Urea
|
DAP
|
MOP
|
|
2003-04
|
221.18
|
77.05
|
22.73
|
|
2004-05
|
228.10
|
81.87
|
23.64
|
|
2005-06
|
235.03
|
86.69
|
24.55
|
The details
of major fertilizer project completed during the last three
years and those under implementation at present to augment the
production capacity of fertilizers are given below:
MAJOR FERTTILIZER
PROJCTS SET UP AND UNDER IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE LAST THREE
YEARS
|
SN
|
Name
|
Location
|
Sector
|
Product
|
Additional
Capacity
(in lakh
TPA)
|
Month/Year
of commissioning
|
Already Commissioned
|
1
|
Indo Gulf Corporation Ltd.
( new project)
|
Dahej, Gujarat
|
Private
|
DAP
|
4.00
|
October 2000
|
|
2
|
Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd.
(NPK expansion project)
|
Vyzag, A.P
|
Private
|
NPK
|
1.25
|
July 2000
|
|
3
|
National Fertilizers Ltd.
(NFL) (urea plant expansion project)
|
Nangal Punjab
|
Public
|
Urea
|
1.48
|
February
2001
|
|
4
|
Oswal Chemicals
& Fertilizers Ltd. (New)
|
Paradeep,
Orissa
|
Private
|
DAP NPK NP
|
15.00
3.20
1.00
|
April 2001
|
|
5
|
Godavari
Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GFCL)
|
Kakinada
A.P.
|
Jt. Sector
|
DAP
|
2.8
|
Sept. 2001
|
Under implementation
|
1
|
Gujarat State
Fertilizars &Chemicals Ltd. (DAP Expansion Project)
|
Sikka, Gujarat
|
Jt. Sector
|
DAP
|
3.96
|
Under trial
commissioning since June 2002
|
|
2
|
Revamp of
Namrup Plants of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation
(BVFC)
|
Namrup, Assam
|
Public Sector
|
Urea
|
3.80
|
Units III
& I Commissioned in March, 2002. Unit II is expected
to be commissioned by August 2003
|
|
3
|
Oman India
Fertilizer Project
|
Oman
|
Joint venture
|
Urea
|
16.52
|
July, 2005
|
This information
was given by Dr. Chhattra Pal Singh, Minister of State for Chemicals
& Fertilizers, in a written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha today.
