NACL Ind's Rs. 65-cr pesticides plant expansion

Visakhapatnam: NACL Industries Limited (formerly Nagarjuna Agrichem Limited), which has an agrochemicals manufacturing (pesticides) plant at Arinama Akkivalasa village in Etcherla mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh will expand its capacity with an investment of Rs 65 crore.

The company's existing project cost is Rs.398.71 crore. The management has decided to expand the existing capacity from 30 TPD to 70.1 TPD. It also envisages inclusion of bio-based agrochemicals and captive co-generation power plants with a capacity of 6 MW. The plant is spread over 104 acres with a green belt area of 74 acres. The formulation plant of the company is located at Ethakota in East Godavari district.

NACL has PAN India presence with over 50 products covering all major crops and most of the regions with 58 stock points to ensure faster evacuation. Based on its proposal received from the company for clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has announced the holding of a public hearing at the project site. The hearing, which is mandatory as per the court directions, will be held on August 25.

An official of APPCB said suggestions, views and objections can be submitted within 30 days of notification .Those interested can participate in the public hearing at the designated venue following Covid-19 guidelines. The executive summary of the draft Environment Impact Assessment is on display at the offices of Collectorate, District Industry Centre, APPCB and other offices. According to the company's website, the plant at Srikakulam has six manufacturing blocks involved in production of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and fine chemicals.

The company boasts of having a state of the art zero liquid discharge plant and incinerator for total effluent treatment and water recovery.