New Delhi, May 23 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday met Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Jagat Prakash Nadda and sought his assistance in expediting the ongoing groundwork for the Brownfield Ammonia Urea Complex.

In a meeting held at the Union Minister's office at Nirman Bhawan here, CM Sarma urged Nadda to expedite the ongoing groundwork for the Brownfield Ammonia Urea Complex in Namrup.

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment of a new Brownfield Ammonia Urea Plant in Namrup, costing Rs 10,601.40 crore. The project, proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, aims to boost domestic urea production.

The Chief Minister also requested the Union Min...