AMN / NEWS DESK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, in building a developed India, the nation’s farmers and annadatas have a crucial role and the government is working with farmers’ interests as the top priority. He said farmer-friendly schemes are being extended to all. The Prime Minister was speaking after laying the foundation stone of Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Project at Namrup in Dibrugarh, Assam on Sunday.
The facility will have an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes and the project is scheduled for commissioning in 2030.
Stressing the importance of ensuring a steady supply of fertilizers the Prime Minister said, a new urea plant will soon secure this supply for the nation’s farmers. He said, with production taking place locally, supply will be faster and logistic costs will be reduced.
Emphasising that the Namrup plant will generate thousands of new opportunities for recruitment and self-employment, Mr Modi said, associated work such as repair, supply and other related activities will also provide jobs to the youth. He, however, cautioned farmers against spraying urea uncontrollably to get higher yields, as it affects the soil quality.
The PM also said, the Centre’s palm oil mission will make the northeast self-sufficient in edible oil, and increase farmers’ income in the coming days.
On the second day of his visit to Assam, the Prime Minister also interacted with students during a ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme aboard a cruise ship on the Brahmaputra River.
The Prime Minister also visited the newly constructed Swahid Smarak Kshetra at Boragaon in Guwahati in memory of 860 martyrs of Assam Movement to pay tribute to the martyrs.