PM Modi lays foundation stone for Rs 10,600 crore fertiliser project in Assam

PM Modi on Sunday performed the Bhoomi Pujan for a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Fertiliser Project at Namrup, located within the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL) in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.

Calling it a ‘big day’ for Assam and the Northeast, the PM said the project marks the beginning of a new chapter in the region’s industrial progress. 

The project involves an estimated investment of over Rs 10,600 crore and aims to meet fertiliser requirements of Assam and neighbouring states, reduce dependence on imports, generate employment and boost regional economic development.

The plant is expected to be completed within five years and will produce 12.5 lakh metric tonnes annually and serve farmers across the Northeast, while also enabling exports to Bhutan and Myanmar.

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Addressing a public gathering, PM Modi said the long-pending aspirations of Namrup and Dibrugarh will finally be fulfilled, adding that Assam has entered a new phase of development. He also referred to the inauguration of a new terminal at Guwahati airport earlier in the day as a sign of rapid progress in the state.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi paid tribute to martyrs of the Assam Movement at Swahid Smarak Kshetra in Guwahati.