Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a ₹ 450-crore 'Nano Urea' plant and township of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Which State on 4th Feb 2023?

A)
Bihar
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Telangana

Correct Answer :   Jharkhand


Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (4th Feb 2023) laid the foundation stone of a ₹ 450-crore "Nano Urea" plant and township of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Jharkhand's Deoghar.

* This will be India's fifth nano urea plant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's first nano urea plant in Gujarat last year (2022), according to IFFCO.

* Nano urea improves crop productivity, soil health, and nutritional quality of produce and aims to address the imbalanced and excessive use of conventional urea.

* IFFCO Managing Director US Awasthi said that the plant is scheduled to be commissioned in December next year.

* Mr Awasthi said the plant will be constructed at a cost of ₹ 300 crore and the township at a cost of ₹ 150 crore.

* Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) has allotted 20 acres of land to IFFCO for the complex in Jasidih area in Deoghar district..

Source : NDTV

Published On : February 6, 2023