Assam
Urea Plant at Namrup, Assam
- 22 Dec 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
The Prime Minister Naredra Modi laid the foundation stone (Bhoomi Poojan) of a new ammonia-urea fertiliser plant at Namrup in Assam.
Key Points
- Project Significance: The project marks a major boost to industrial growth in Assam and the Northeast, addressing long-standing demands for adequate fertiliser availability and local industrial development.
- Strategic Location: The plant is situated at Namrup in Dibrugarh district, Assam, a traditional fertiliser hub with established industrial infrastructure.
- Objectives: Ensure continuous supply of fertilizer, reduce logistics cost, and create direct and indirect employment opportunities.
- Investment & Production: Approximately Rs 11,000 crore will be invested in the fertiliser plant.
- Annual Production: Over 12 lakh metric tonnes of urea.
- Regional Benefit: Assam & neighbouring states like Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, eastern UP.
- Urea: A nitrogenous fertiliser containing 46% nitrogen, with the chemical formula CO(NH₂)₂.
- Significance: It is essential for vegetative growth, leaf development, and chlorophyll formation in crops.
- Its availability plays a crucial role in enhancing crop productivity, ensuring food security, and supporting farmers’ incomes, especially for staple crops like rice, wheat, and maize.
