AGARTALA, Jan 11 (TIWN): Almost after a year Tripura government is yet reluctant to take any initiatives to mobilise the Rs. 5,000 crore urea fertilizer plant which is still lying dead in the 800 acres of land allotted to set up a Urea fertiliser plant at Khobal in Unakoti district of Tripura. The lacklustre attitude in the commencement of the Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals has left the spot into a barren land resulting chaos among the common men. Chambal Fertilisers has signed a pact with ONGC and the Tripura government to set up a urea plant in the state, The much awaited project is delaying due to the negligence of the ruling party and somewhat also the shortage of gas supply by ONGC is also to be blamed for the delay in the commissioning of the 5,000 crore urea fertilizer plant. Negligence has hit the project and no progress is seen in the spot. The project Plant badly suffering due to shortage of water and gas and mainly the negligence attitude of the ruling government.The Tripura government has allotted 800 acres of land to set up a Rs. 5000-crore Urea fertiliser plant but after years there is no much development in the site and the site is left dead.State-owned ONGC had earlier signed MoU with a Rajasthan-based private company to set up a gas-based fertilizer plant in Tripura to meet the growing shortage of urea in the eastern and north-eastern states and adjoining Bangladesh.

However, the State government has allotted 800 acre land in Kailashahar in Unakoti district for the plant.

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), in association with Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (CFCL) and the Tripura government took the initiative to set up the Rs.5,000 crore plant in northern Tripura. However, the 5,000 crore urea plant was to be operational in Tripura years back at Unokoti District with the joint venture of Tripura government, ONGC and sector firm Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals but till date no development in the plant.

  The supply of gas to the plant site would be made available from newly discovered Khubal well in the area. However experts are yet to find out a regular source to bring in water to the plant site.