By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister of PNG- Steel Dharmendra Pradhan thanked Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal for allowing restarting the project for up-gradation of infrastructure at Angul Aluminium Park.
Pradhan had sought personal intervention of Mr.Goyal on 4 December in this regard.
He requested Mr.Goyal to undertake a review of the work done so far on the project to upgrade the infrastructure at the park for a restart.He also requested to restore Central Assistance to the Odisha Aluminum Cluster at Angul under Modified Industrial Infrastructure Up-gradation Scheme (MIIUS).
Aluminium Cluster was to come up with the objective of enhancing industrial competitiveness of the aluminum industry by providing quality infrastructure facility in the cluster which has the potential to become globally competitive.
Pradhan took up the issue with Goyal in the wake of the latter’s reply to the Rajya Sabha on 29 November when Apex Committee of the MIIUS has decided to drop the project due to slow progress.
Pradhan said the project for upgradation of infrastructure at the park was accorded final approval on 18 August, 2015 with an estimated cost of Rs.99.6 crore including central grant of Rs.33.44 crore under MIIUS with a duration of two years implementation period from the date of approval.
Special Purpose Vehicle- Angul Aluminium Park Private Limited (AAPPL) was constituted for the implementation of the Project.But the Apex Committee decided to drop the project due to its slow progress and directed AAPPL to refund the released Central grant, he said.
