New Delhi, May 15 -- India is stepping up efforts to resolve the long-pending issue of manufacturing technical-grade urea (TGU) and plans to rope in Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) for producing this key component used in diesel exhaust fluid (Adblue), critical to making diesel vehicles, two people aware of the development told Mint.

India has a capacity to manufacture 1.5 lakh tonnes of the solid compound annually, as against the automotive industry's requirement for 6 lakh tonnes, with the gap met through imports from the Gulf. However, as the West Asia war continues to disrupt supply chains, the Centre is now considering bolstering domestic production, the people cited above said, requesting anonymity.

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