• Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd was founded by eminent Indian industrialist

Late Dr KK Birla
• Indian Oil corporation agreed to supply 2,00,000 tonnes of naphtha
• The company expected to market its product in Maharashtra, Mysore
(Karnataka) and Andhra Pradesh
• Zuari entered collaboration with united states Steel Corporation in
1968
• The plant production capacity was 2,20,000 tonnes of ammonia,
3,40,000 tonnes of Urea and 1,50,000 tones of compound fertilizer
per year
Issues
• In 1973, issue of sea pollution due to arsenic discharged into sea
which causes threat to marine life
• In 1974, The plant also complained of seepage and pollution of their
wells and damage of crops
• 1975, the villagers with the support of political parties, started
agitations and organized hunger strike to press the issue