India - Madhya Pradesh Fertilizer Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 4657-IN STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT INDIA MADHYA PRADESH FERTILIZER PROJECT April 18, 1984 Industry Department This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Rupees (Rs) 1.0 = US$0.098 1 Metric ton (t) = 1,000 Kilograms (kg) Rs 10.20 = USl.O 1 Metric ton (t) = 2,204.6 Pounds (lb) Rs 1,000,000 = US$98,039 1 Kilometer (km) = 0.62 Miles 1 Hectare (ha) = 2.47 Acres 1 Cubic meter (Ncm) = 35.32 Cubic feet (cf) PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED BTU British Thermal UTnit CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight CMO Central Marketing Office Cusecs Cubic feet per second CWC Central Warehousing Corporation EIL Engineers India Ilmited FACT Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore, Ltd. FAI Fertilizer Association of India FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India FOB Free on Board GDP Gross Domestic Product GOI, Government Central Government of India HFC Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation HYVs High Yielding Varieties KV Kilovolts KW, MW, MWH Kilowatt, Megawatt, Megawatt-hour K20 (Potash) Potassium Oxide Content in Fertilizers MFL Madras Fertilizer Ltd. MP Madhya Pradesh MPEB Madhya Pradesh El,ectricity Board N Nitrogen Content in Fertilizers NABARD National Agricultural Bank for Refinancing and Development Ncm, Ncmd Normal Cubic Meters, per day NFL National Fertilizers Limited NGPC National Gas and Pipeline Corporation NPK Nitrogen-Phosphate-Potash OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, Japan ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Commission PDIL Projects and Development India Ltd. PIB Public Investment Board PMT Project Management Team P205 Phosphorus PentoxiLde Content in Fertilizers Scf Standard cubic feet (at 600 F = 15.5