Work on Talcher urea and coal gasification project, which was awarded to China’s Wuhuan Engineering Company Ltd. in September 2019, has been halted because of technical reasons, people aware of the development said, according to the Hindustan Times. The Chinese firm is unable to immediately mobilize technicians, equipment and workers at the site because of disruption in air connectivity amid the Covid-19 pandemic and visa issues, they added, requesting anonymity.
The recent India-China military standoff at the border may also have some indirect impact on the project, but it is too early to come to a definitive conclusion at this stage on the extent of the impact, the people cited above said.