PM Narendra Modi inaugurates fertilizer factory in UP's Gorakhpur

Built at a cost of Rs 8,603 crore on 600 acres, the factory will provide direct and indirect employment to 20,000 people and benefit farmers residing in the district and the Purvanchal region while expanding the green cover with neem coated urea.

The factory was closed down on 1990 and after three decades it was now getting a new lease of life, Modi said at the rally slamming the slow pace of earlier governments. He urged the people to realise the importance of having a 'double-engine' government.

The fertilizer factory, set up and to be operated by Hindustan Fertilizers and Rasayan Limited (HURL), will also ensure availability of adequate fertilisers to Uttar Pradesh and other border states while reducing dependence on imports.

Youths of Purvanchal constitute 30 per cent of the employees at the factory and girls outnumber boys. Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

HURL is a joint venture in which Coal India Limited, NTPC, Indian Oil Corporation are the lead promoters while Fertiliser Corporation of India Limited and Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation Limited are partners.

The production capacity of the fertiliser plant is 3,850 metric tonnes per day and 12.7 lakh metric tonnes of fertilisers per annum.

On July 22, 2016, PM laid the foundation stone of the factory -- a dream project of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. And despite Covid pandemic the work was accelerated.

The factory will facilitate large-scale supply of neem coated urea to eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as states neighbouring Bihar. Farmers of Nepal will also benefit from the fertilser plant.

The Preling Tower built at Gorakhpur Fertilizer Factory is the tallest in the world, being twice the height of Qutub Minar. The quality of the manure coming from the Preling Tower will be the best, increasing the fertility of soil.