February 10, 2021
Will enable the company sustain operations of its urea manufacturing units
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for grant-in-aid of ₹100 crore to Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd (BVFCL), Namrup. This will enable the company sustain operations of it’s urea manufacturing units.
“The grant in aid of ₹100 crore to BVFCL will restore the urea production capacity of 3.90 lakh mt per annum and ensure timely availability of urea to tea industry & farming sector in the entire North-Eastern region, specially Assam. It will also continue the existing employment of about 580 employees on a permanent basis and another 1,500 persons on an ad-hoc basis,” an official statement from the CCEA said. Per official estimates, 28,000 people are also indirectly benefited from BVFCL.
Methanol economy
Methanol economy
The Assam Petro-chemicals Limited (APL)’s expansion project at Namrup ready for commissioning is good news not just for the state but for the entire country.
| 28 Jan 2021 3:30 AM GMT
The Assam Petro-chemicals Limited (APL) s expansion project at Namrup ready for commissioning is good news not just for the state but for the entire country. The 500 tonnes per day methanol project, when commissioned, will be a big step towards achieving the country s target of meeting the increasing demand of methanol from domestic production. About 75 to 80 per cent of methanol use in the country is met through imports from Middle East countries. Currently, the APL accounts for 60 per cent of the total 20 to 25 per cent domestic production.
AASU continues protests against CAA and draft EIA
The anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) sentiments have bounced back to the streets with the Tangla unit of All Assam
AASU continues protests against CAA and draft EIA
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TANGLA: The anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) sentiments have bounced back to the streets with the Tangla unit of All Assam Students Union (AASU) staging a protest against the contentious Act and proposed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 at Tangla town in Udalguri district on Sunday.
Tangla AASU unit president (in-charge) Kankan Das and secretary (in-charge) SailenSarma along with other members of the organization waved black flags and raised slogans against the BJP (BharatiyaJanata Party) government to show their resentment against the CAA and EIA draft.
Assam State Power Workers Union protests transfer of employees
The Assam State Power Workers’ Union has strongly protested the transfer of three employees of APGCL, NTPS of Namrup, Dibrugarh by the management of Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL). This was stated here on Friday by publicity secretary Utpal Saikia and assistant publicity secretary Pranab Khatniar in a press statement.
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BISWANATH CHARIALI: The Assam State Power Workers Union has strongly protested the transfer of three employees of APGCL, NTPS of Namrup, Dibrugarh by the management of Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL). This was stated here on Friday by publicity secretary Utpal Saikia and assistant publicity secretary Pranab Khatniar in a press statement.
CM Sarbananda Sonowal at the signing of the MoU on Monday
GUWAHATI: State-owned Assam Hydrocarbon and Energy Company Limited (AHECL) on Monday signed an MoU with Oil India Limited that will allow 10% participating interest in exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Namrup Block allotted to the central PSU covering 125 sqkm.
Hailing it as the first real business venture of AHECL since its inception in 2006, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, in his speech at the MoU signing event, congratulated AHECL for such a tie-up with a Navaratna Company such as OIL and urged its officials to handhold the state government PSU in furthering its business interests and achieving growth.