IFFCO Managing Director Dr U S Awasthi, who is on the tour to its Phulpur Unit inaugurated the newly built Public Relations Office here and interacted with media professionals.
While in the first month of the new year all the IFFCO’s plants did well, it was IFFCO Bazar, one of the subsidiaries of the fertilizer cooperative which surpassed the sale of 1 million metric tonnes of fertilizer for the first time in its history. This is 17 percent higher than what it achieved in the same period last year, said IFFCO sources.
The news was shared by IFFCO MD Dr U S Awasthi through his twitter wall congratulating the IFFCO’s Marketing Head Yogendra Kumar and his team for doing a wonderful job. The IFFCO Bazar is a one stop shop catering to the farmers’ requirements of fertilizers, seeds, agro chemicals, pesticides and agricultural tools etc.
The continuous spike in Corona infections across the country has not stopped IFFCO Managing Director Dr U S Awasthi from reviewing the working of IFFCO plants spread across the country with the help of technology. Dr Awasthi is virtually visiting and interacting with officials of various units.
On Monday resuming his virtual tour, Dr Awasthi visited its Odisha based Paradeep Plant and took stock of the situation. The plant head K J Patel and other representatives welcomed Awasthi through bouquets and other things.
During the visit, Patel showed what measures the plant has taken in the wake of coronavirus. He explained how safety is maintained at the entry point of the plant with the help of a safety Kiosk and thermal scanner which was praised by the top-notch officials of IFFCO who were connected from Delhi through Video Conferencing. The Paradeep Plant head also showed fire and safety measures put in place by the unit.