Government plans to raise NFL's Nangal unit capacity by 1.3 MT.

The Fertiliser Ministry plans to increase the capacity of NFL's plant at Nangal in Punjab by 13 lakh tonnes (LT).

At present, National Fertiliser Ltd's Nangal unit has an installed capacity of 4.785 lakh tonnes (LT)

'Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar has asked for preparation of a feasibility report for setting up a new urea plant of 1.3 million tonnes per annum capacity at Nangal, Punjab,' Fertiliser Ministry said in a statement.

The Minister recently visited the Nangal Unit and said that the present unit has required infrastructure and amenities and its further expansion can be undertaken to produce more urea.

'Government wants to produce more fertilisers in the country and reduce import dependence. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers is working on the Prime Minister's 'Make in India' mantra and in this regard several old and sick units are being revived,' Kumar said.

Besides reviving old units, new units are also being set up, he added.

NFL has a total annual installed capacity of 35.68 lakh tonnes and is the second largest producer of urea in the country.

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