Dibrugarh, Dec. 14 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday visited the Namrup fertiliser complex to review on-ground preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit on December 21, when he will lay the foundation stone for the fourth fertiliser plant at Namrup.

The new brownfield ammonia-urea complex will be set up at the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL) with an investment exceeding Rs 10,000 crore, said a release.

The project is widely seen as a landmark step toward strengthening Assam's industrial base and improving fertiliser availability across the Northeast and eastern India.

During the site visit, Sonowal assessed logi...