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Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited' (KRIBHCO) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n cooperative society
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...

, that manufactures fertilizer
Fertilizer
Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...

, mainly urea
Urea
Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....

. It registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act in 1985, and was promoted by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

, and some agricultural co-operative societies spread all over the country. It main plant is located in Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

, Gujarat.

Oil & gas findings in Bombay High and South Basin triggered the birth of eight new generation fertilizer plants to fulfill the ever-growing food needs of the country. KRIBHCO was among the first two projects in the first phase.

KRIBHCO manufactures urea
Urea
Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....

, ammonia
Ammonia
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...

 Argon & bio-fertilizers at Hazira in the State of Gujarat, on the bank of the Tapti River
Tapti River
The Tapi River ancient original name Tapi River , is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 km...

 near Kawas village, 15 km from Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

 and 20 km from the Surat Railway Station, on the Surat-Hazira State Highway.

Hazira Fertiliser Complex has 2 Streams of Ammonia Plant and 4 Streams of Urea Plant. Annual re-assessed capacity for Urea and Ammonia is 1.729 million MT and 1.003 million MT resepctively.

Production of Biofertilizer plant commenced plant of 100 MT per year capacity was commissioned at Hazira in 1995. An additional capacity of 150 MT was added to that plant in 1998. Subsequently, two more Bio-fertilizer plants, each of 100 MT capacity, were installed at Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 and Lanja, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav
Chandrapal Singh Yadav
Chandrapal Singh Yadav is an Indian politician and member of the Lok Sabha for the Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He is the former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly....

has been chairman of KRIBHCO since 1996 under his leadership KRIBHCO achieved the turnover of Rs. 2400 crore in the financial year 2007-08. Sh. Vaghjibhai Rugnathbhai Patel took charge as Chairman of KRIBHCO and Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav is acting as Vice-Chairman at present. In 2009 deepak shewaramani became a president of this company.

Kribhco Surat

KRIBHCO has set up a Fertilizer Complex to manufacture Urea, Ammonia & Bio-fertilizers at Hazira in the State of Gujarat, on the bank of river Tapti, 15 km from Surat city on Surat – Hazira State Highway near suburb kawas also near Damka and Mora.

The company's head quarter is at Noida, from where all the coordination is being done. It is a co-operative sector fertilizer complex.

It has an extensive residential township in Hazira. The township is divided into 3 parts namely: Main Township, HAEP and Railway Colony.

In it are mainly six type of quarters there (A, B, C, D, DX, GM) according to their respective grades.

Shri Chandra Pal Singh is the Vice-Chairman and Shri B.D.Sinha is the Managing Director of KRIBHCO.
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