By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The 41st High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved 8 transformative industrial projects worth ₹1,51,239.50 crore, which have the potential to create over 60,200 job opportunities.
Besides CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Industry Minister Sampad Swain, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, Development Commissioner Anu Garg , Additional Chief Secretary Industry and MSME, Hemant Sharma and others were among those present.
The projects, which are spread across six districts—Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Khordha, and Sambalpur—span strategic sectors including aluminium, chemicals, steel, textiles, and ancillary and downstream sectors in metal processing.
In the aluminium sector, Vedanta Ltd is leading with a remarkable investment of Rs 1,28,000 crore to establish a 3 MTPA aluminium smelter and a 4,900 MW captive power plant (CPP) in Dhenkanal. This single mega project is expected to create 30,000 jobs, further solidifying Odisha’s position as a global hub for aluminium.
The chemicals sector has also seen a significant proposal from SRF Ltd, which plans to set up a specialty chemicals and refrigerant manufacturing unit with an annual capacity of 2 lakh MT in Ganjam. This project involves an investment of Rs 10,000 crore and is expected to generate 20,000 employment opportunities.
In the Steel and Metal Downstream sector, Jindal India Steel Tech Ltd will set up a 1.26 MTPA specialty steel processing facility in Dhenkanal, with an investment of Rs 3,600 crore, creating 2,000 jobs. Further, Shyam Steel Manufacturing Ltd proposes a 0.53 MTPA integrated steel plant, DI pipe unit, and 46 MW CPP in Keonjhar, at Rs 2,490 crore, employing 2,370 persons. Additionally, Linde India Ltd will invest Rs 1,303.50 crore to establish an Air Separation Unit in Jajpur, offering high-quality industrial gases and employing 100 people.
Ancillary metal sector projects include Star Metal Works Pvt Ltd, which will invest Rs 2,291 crore in Sambalpur to set up a narrow hot strip mill, cold rolling, and plate cum Steckle mill, creating 250 jobs. Meanwhile, Supreme Metals Export Pvt Ltd plans a 1.2 MTPA rolling mill for TMT bars and wire rods in Keonjhar, worth Rs 1,500 crore, generating 680 jobs.
In the Textiles sector, Sportking India Ltd will invest Rs 2,055 crore in Khordha to establish a cotton and blended yarn manufacturing unit with an annual capacity of 62,000 MT, creating 4,800 employment opportunities.
