By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:The 144th State-level Single Window Clearance Authority, chaired by Chief Secretary Smt. Anu Garg, has approved 23 industrial investment proposals with a total investment of Rs. 4111.80 crore. This will create 9924 or about 10 thousand employment opportunities.
These projects are in various sectors including mechanical and electrical capital goods, apparel and textiles, aerospace and defense manufacturing, shipbuilding and ship repair, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, refractories, aluminum downstream industries, mineral beneficiation, metal downstream, plastics, glass manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, infrastructure and tourism and hospitality.
These projects will be implemented in 11 districts of the state including Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, Ganjam, Jajpur, Khordha, Koraput, Puri, Sambalpur and Sundergarh.
Development Commissioner Shri Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, ACS Home, Industries Shri Hemant Sharma, ACS Energy and E&IT Shri Vishal Dev and other senior officers were present.
Inventgrid India Private Limited will establish an Advanced Multi-Drone Manufacturing Centre in Ganjam with a 300 crore investment, creating 1000 jobs. The maritime sector will see a boost in Bhadrak through Northern Express Infradevelopers Private Limited, which plans to develop a shipbuilding and repair facility. In the apparel sector, J.G. Hosiery Private Limited will set up a large-scale manufacturing unit in Khordha, which is expected to be one of the largest job creators in this round with 2350 positions.
Kalinga Metalics Limited and Rashmi Metallurgical Industry Private Limited are set to establish significant iron ore beneficiation plants in Sundargarh. Meanwhile, the capital goods sector will see Nipha Limited establish a railway component manufacturing plant in Khordha with an investment of 384 crore.
5-star developments by MK Assets Private Limited in Khordha and Manjeera Hotels and Resorts in Puri, along with 4-star facilities in Puri and Sambalpur. Other notable projects include a 387 crore plastic-based products facility by Water Tech India Private Limited in Ganjam and various chemical and pharmaceutical units in Cuttack and Khordha.
