By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/RAYAGADA: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the expansion of the existing Alumina refinery of Utkal Alumina located at Kashipur, Rayagada. Speaking on the occasion, CM said that the economy of #Odisha is bouncing back from the adverse impacts of the pandemic and we are back to track. CM expressed that this expansion would help in further growth of the industrial economy of Odisha, especially in the tribal regions.
The expansion unit by the Aditya Birla group is built with an investment of Rs 1500 Crore will improve the refinery’s annual capacity by 0.5 MT to 2 MT alumina production.
For this new unit, more than 500 people are being employed through direct and contractual roles. Reportedly, Aditya Birla group employs more than 12,000 people in Odisha, which accounts for more than 10% of its global workforce.
Industries Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra; ST &SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Saraka, Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra, Principal Secretary, Industries Hemant Sharma, Rayagada Collector, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla and MD of Hindalco Satish Pai were among those joined through video conference.
