PM Modi inaugurates major fertilizer plant, AIIMS in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur
The Hindu
The other project inaugurated by the Prime Minister is a Regional Medical Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Before 2014, the country was known for importing urea and the shortage of fertilizers used to make headlines, but the situation has improved now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he inaugurated a fertilizer plant in Gorakhpur.
Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur ahead of the Assembly elections in the State, Mr. Modi said his government stopped misuse of urea, and issued soil health cards to farmers so that they know which type of fertilizer is needed.
The Prime Minister said his government also took steps to hike urea production by reviving closed fertilizer plants.
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