IFFCO wins three National Energy Conservation Awards

New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) In a rare achievement, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), a globally acclaimed marketer and manufacturer of fertilisers in cooperative sector, has won three prestigious National Energy Conservation Award from the Ministry of Power for the year 2005-06.

In the fertiliser sector, first prize has been bagged by IFFCO's Kalol Unit (Gujarat); two second awards have been won by IFFCO's Phulpur Unit II and Aonla Unit I, both in Uttar Pradesh, for their excellent energy conservation efforts.

The National Energy Conservation Award - 2006 were presented by Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde here yesterday.

The first prize was received by Mr A K Sinha, General Manager, Kalol, whereas second award was receied by Mr N C Nigam, Senior General Manager, Aonla and Mr Vinod Kumar, Joint General manager, Phulpur.

IFFCO, a 100 per cent cooperative, has also won awards instituted by Fertiliser Association of India (FAI). IFFCO has bagged the FAI Golden Jubilee Award on 'Transfer of Improved Farm Technologies'.

The prestigious award was receied by Mr D K Bhatt, Marketing Director, IFFCO.

An article titled ''Implementation of Energy Saving Project at IFFCO Phulpur Unit'' has been awarded first prize in the production/technology discipline by FAI, New Delhi.

IFFCO's all plants after expansion have been exhibiting sterling display on poduction front year after year, an IFFCO statement said today.

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