Annual Report 2010-11

8. SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED, UNDER
IMPLEMENTATION & TO BE IMPLEMENTED
• Revamp Project
The revamp of existing Ammonia and Urea Plants
at Hazira is under progress. On completion of revamp,
the production capacity of the plants will increase
from 17.29 Lakh MT to 21.94 Lakh MT of Urea per
annum i.e. an increase of 4.65 Lakh MT Urea annually.
The total estimated cost of revamp is `1301 crore.
Apart from the increase in production capacities there
will be considerable savings in energy, resulting into
lower production costs. The project work is in progress
and many of the major equipments have already
arrived at Plant.
• New Gas Turbine based Power Plant
The Society is in the process of setting up a new
gas turbine based Captive Power Plant of 72 MW
capacity at estimated cost of approximately `400 crore
to meet requirement of additional power after revamp.
Surplus power will be sold in the open market.
• Use of Cooling Tower Blow Down water
for Township Horticulture
CT blow down water, which is currently used for
horticulture purposes around Administration Building
Lawns in Plant, is proposed to be extended for use for
Township Horticulture by laying around 2500 meters
of 10'' HDPE Header at a cost of `60 Lakh with proper
isolation for the existing header from drinking water
network. This will help in using 1500 M³ CT blow down
water which is otherwise discharged in Balancing
Pond, thus saving cost on costly drinking water. The
scheme is under implementation.
• Jetty at Hazira
The Society has revived the Jetty at Hazira to
handle part of OMIFCO Urea in view of better rail/road
connectivity for evacuation of the material at a total
cost of ` 34.03 Crore. Jetty has become operational
since December 2010.
The first consignment of OMIFCO Urea arrived at
Jetty on 29th December, 2010. Till end April, 2011 we
have handled 80,905 MT of imported Urea from
OMIFCO at this Jetty.
• Construction of Building for Registered
Office
The Society has commenced the construction of
building for Registered Office at the land acquired in
New Delhi.
• Zinc Sulphate Project
Zinc is a vital micronutrient for plant. There is
growing demand for Zinc fertilisers in the country as
Indian soils are almost 50% zinc deficient. Zinc
Sulphate Monohydrate is a preferred composition by
farmers due to non-caking, free flowing nature and
higher zinc percentage. As there is ample opportunity
in terms of growing demand and your Society is
exploring the possibilities for setting up of plant for
production of Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate.
• Hazira Expansion Project
Your Society is exploring the possibilities for
setting up another mega Ammonia-Urea Plant at its
existing fertilizer complex at Hazira. Environmental
Clearance has already been received from Ministry of
Environment and Forest. The Society has already
approached Department of Fertilizers/Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas for allocation of Natural
Gas on long term basis. The Society will initiate actions
to set up Hazira Expansion Project after allocation of
Natural Gas and availability of conducive policy for
investment.
9. SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The safety setup of KRIBHCO Hazira Plant has
been established with a vision to achieve its slogan of
"SAFETY FIRST- PRODUCTION MUST." Safety management
involves creation of safe, efficient and pleasant
working environment in the plant, continual
enrichment of safety culture of the plant, high level of
emergency preparedness at all the time and
extending support to the neighbouring villages,
industries and Government agencies in case urgent
need for any emergency mitigation beyond plant
boundaries.
State of the art safety systems and infrastructures
have been set up, which are audited by the internal
safety committees as well as by the external experts
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