September 4
Odisha Government has accorded in principle approval to ten industrial projects envisaging investment of around Rs.2171.82cr and direct employment opportunities for 5,242 persons in the State.
Odisha’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra has taken these decisions.
Projects approved by Government are:
- My Home Industries Pvt. Limited (MHPL) to set up a 3 MTPA Cement Grinding unit in Jajpur district with an investment of Rs 650 cr and employment opportunities for over 750 persons
- L N Metallics Limited’s for setting up 0.112 MTPA MS Billets, 0.112 MTPA TMT/ Structure/ MS Strip, 0.04 MTPA Ferro Alloys, 0.1 MTPA Sponge Iron, 0.6 MTPA Iron ore Beneficiation, 0.4 MTPA Pellet, 0.112 MTPA MS/GI Pipe and 23 MW CPP in Jharsuguda district with an investment of Rs 205cr and employment potential for over 571 persons
- Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited to set up a Riverine Jetty at Udayabata, Jagatsinghpur with investment of Rs150 crore and employment opportunities for over 280 persons.
- Mash Bio Fuels Pvt Ltd for setting up a 360 KLPD Ethanol, 120 KLPD Extra Neutral Alcohol(ENA), 10 MW Co-generation Plant along with a bottling unit for ENA with investment of Rs 258.05 cr. The unit, proposed to be set up in Sonepur district would generate employment opportunities for over 300 persons.
- Vibrant Spirits Pvt Ltd to set up 100 KLPD Ethanol along with 5 MW co-generation plant in Bargarh district with investment of Rs 100 cr and employment opportunities for over 2,250 persons
- VCI Chemical Industries Pvt Ltd to set up a Coal Tar Distillation Plant with a 1,00,000TPA capacity at Kalinganagar in Jajpur with investment of Rs 210 cr and employment potential for over 157 persons
- Ramco Cements Limited to expand its existing plant with the addition of a cement grinding capacity of 0.9 MTPA at Haridaspur in Jajpur with investment of Rs 190 crore and employment opportunities for over 60 persons were was also approved in the meeting.
- A 5-star Hotel by Luxurio Assets Private Limited with investment of Rs 181.60 cr and employment potential for 224 persons to be set up in Khurdha district
- A Hotel cum luxury resort by Lalchand Resort Pvt Ltd against an investment of Rs 119.67crand employment potential for over 350 persons in Khurdha district
- A 4-star hotel by Sailabala Infrastructure Pvt Ltd in industrial estate of Khurdha district with an investment of Rs 107.50 crand employment opportunities for over 300 persons.
Giving in principle nod to the proposals, Chief Secretary Mahapatra directed IDCO to do scientific assessment of the real requirement of land and water for the units for optimizing the land use.
Concerned departments were also asked to facilitate early grounding of the projects through expeditious clearances and approvals.
Presenting details of the investment proposals, Principal Secretary Industry Hemant Kumar Sharma said, “The Proposals are mainly from the sectors like cement grinding, ethanol production, food processing, tourism, coal tar and renewable energy”.
MD IPICOL Bhoopinder Singh Poonia presented project wise details for discussion.