India, Dec. 23 -- the Government of Chhattisgarh and GAIL (India) Limited signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a greenfield gas-based fertilizer project in Chhattisgarh.

The MoU was signed in a ceremony attended by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, with Rajat Kumar from the Government and Rajeev Kumar Singhal from GAIL as signatories.

GAIL will conduct detailed techno-economic studies for a proposed urea manufacturing plant with a capacity of 12.7 Lacs Metric Ton (LMT), strategically situated along GAIL's Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline corridor.

Following the techno-economic evaluation, GAIL will decide on investments for the project. The Government of Chhattisgarh will support the project at al...