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03-04-2010 |
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Trip would boost phosphate import, says Alagiri |
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MADURAI: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M K Alagiri said that his trip to Australia and New Zealand would boost the import of phosphate to India.
In a press statement released here on Friday, Alagiri said that he had visited the phosphate mines in Mount Isa, which was 1,500km from Brisbane on behalf of the Indian Farmers Fertilizers’ Co-operative, an Indo-Australian joint venture. Later in New Zealand, he visited several leading industries and invited them to set up their manufacturing units in India.
Krishnan, secretary, Union Ministry for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Pradeep Yadav, special secretary, and other delegates accompanied Alagiri during these trips.
Source : expressbuzz.com
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