By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, chaired the SLSWCA and approved 8 industrial projects (including 4 ethanol plants) worth Rs 1,872.11 Crore which will create over 3,461 employment opportunities and boost industrial activities in Odisha
Hemant Sharma, Principal Secretary Industry’s presenting details of the investment proposals, said that the Proposals were mainly from the sectors like food processing, agriculture, animal husbandry, petroleum products, steel, and downstream manufacturing. MD IPICOL Bhupindar Singh Poonia presented project wise details for discussion.
The approved projects in steel and petroleum products included: Establishment of 0.108 MTPA Ferro Alloys Plant with 50 MW CPP and railway siding with investment of Rs.328.75 crore by Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited at Kalinganagar with employment potential for 330 persons; Expansion of Cocke and Petroleum products plant from 0.425 MTPA to 0.85 MTPA at Kalinganagar by Jindal Coke Limited with investment of Rs.470 Crore and employment potential of 270 persons. For establishment of iron ore pipe conveying system of 3 MTPA capacity by GV Mines and Minerals with investment of Rs 104.48 crore and employment potential for 238 persons was given clearance by SLSWCA.
