Mansukh Mandaviya calls for taking steps to ramp up production in the existing 30 lakh MT of phosphorite deposits
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya recently chaired a high-level meeting to assess the situation of raw materials in the country for the manufacturing of fertilisers.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bhagwanth Khuba along with senior officials of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ministry of Mines, Geological Survey of India, National Remote Sensing Centre and Mineral Exploration Corporation.
Mandaviya mentioned that India is committed to reduce dependency on fertiliser imports and to gain ‘AatmaNirbharta’ in all fertilisers. He also mentioned that the Union Government is ready with an action plan and will begin meaningful dialogue and deliberations with the states having deposits of mineral resources used for making fertilisers.
Mandaviya underlined the importance of commercial exploration of phosphorite deposits. He called for taking all the necessary steps for ramping up the production in the existing 30 lakh MT of phosphorite deposits. The Union Government has handed over fertiliser mineral resource bearing GRs to the tune of 536 million tonnes to various states. These deposits are available in Rajasthan, the central part of peninsular India, Hirapur (Madhya Pradesh), Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh), Mussoorie syncline, Cuddapah basin (Andhra Pradesh).
The Department of Mining and Geological Survey of India is going to expedite the exploration of the potential potassic ore resources in Rajasthan’s Satipura, Bharusari and Lakhasar and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
