The Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL), earlier known as Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL), has defaulted on paying land revenue for a long time and the Revenue Department is mulling action against the company.
Notably, the Fertilizer unit has stopped production since March 1999. Presently it is a joint venture of GAIL India Ltd, Coal India Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizer Ltd and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd.
Revival operation of the unit is going on with an budget of Rs 8,000 crore from the promoters. It is expected to commence operations from September 2023.
Talcher-based RTI activist Debaprasad Sahoo has revealed the matter after collecting information under the RTI Act.
According to information, there are total 24 khatiyans in the name of TFL. Out of them, 18 khatiyans are under jurisdiction of Talcher tehsil and 6 khatiyans are under the Banarapal tehsil. It is said that Rs 16,21,167 towards land revenue is pending for 19 khatiyans of TFL since long.
Information about rest 5 khatiyans is not available on revenue website due to concerned RIs not having uploaded the data. After obtaining the information, Sahoo on November 1 has filed a written complaint before SDM and Sub Collector Talcher.
"After receiving the complaint, I have initiated action for further proceedings against Talcher Fertilizers Ltd," said SDM Biswaranjan Rath. If needed penalty will also be imposed in this case following strict action against the unit, he added.
At the same time, Sahoo also approached the CMO Odisha and the Revenue Secretary on the same day. After receiving the complaint, the CMO forwarded it to Siddharth Shankar Swain, Collector, Angul. The Revenue Secretary has forwarded the complaint to the Tehsildar Talcher for further action.