PM Modi inaugurates major fertilizer plant, AIIMS in Gorakhpur; All you need to know-
07 Dec 2021 15:35:41
Gorakhpur, December 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, dedicated 3 mega projects to the nation, one of which was an AIIMS and a major fertiliser plant, in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur. The other projects he inaugurated is a Regional Medical Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Addressing a rally in UP, Gorakhpur ahead of Assembly elections in the State, 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. He said his government took steps to hike urea production by reviving closed fertilizer plants.
The other project he inaugurated is a Regional Medical Research Centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The 3 big-ticket projects are worth more than Rs. 9,600 crore. The newly built fertilizer plant will be operated by Hindustan Urvarak Rasayan Limited (HURL).
The Gorakhpur AIIMS, built at a cost of Rs. 1,011 crore, will benefit not only people of eastern UP but also a huge population of Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal with its world-class health facilities.
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The regional medical research centre set up at a cost of Rs. 36 crores, will facilitate the test and research of vector-borne diseases. The high-tech lab is to lessen the dependency of the area on big cities for the tests related to the vector-borne diseases.