27 new industrial projects, involving a total investment of around Rs. 8,939 crores has been propelled by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik. The project which is initiated by the Chief Minister involves solar power plants, cement plants among numerous others.

Patnaik inaugurated five projects and performed groundbreaking of 22 other units across different sectors through a video conference from Kharvel Bhawan. The total value of all the projects was calculated at Rs 8,938.81 crore and they will create employment opportunities for about 12,142 people, an official said.

From Kharvel Bhawan through the source of digital platform i.e., video conference Mr. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated five projects and performed groundbreaking of 22 different units crosswise over various sectors. Adding more information to this an official said that, the total value of the project would be near about Rs. 8,938.81 crore and there’s a huge scope of employment opportunities for around 12,142 individuals.

“Odisha has emerged as the number one state and the most attractive destination for investments during the period of April-September 2019, receiving 18 percent of total investment in the country,” the Chief Minister said.

The Odisha state government has now embraced the 5T system (Teamwork, Technology, Transparency, Time prompting Transformation) approach for better administration and should concentrate on commissioning of the projects, he said.

Cement plant of OCL of Rs 1,994.98 crore, Suraj Product’s Rs 50.25 crore expansion of its steel facility in Sundergarh, Shree Cement Limited’s Rs 452.55 crore grinding unit in Cuttack, Rs 238.97 crore iron ore pelletisation plant of Pro Mineral in Keonjhar and Omjay EV’s Rs 52.41 crore unit in Jajpur are some of the key projects, an official said.

Hindalco industries with a value of Rs. 5000 crore aluminium project and Aditya Birla renewable’s costing Rs 352.50 crore solar power plant were amongst the major projects for which the groundbreaking was performed by the Chief Minister himself from the Kharvel Bhawan.

“I assure you (industries) of complete support from the state government,” he stated, including that these undertakings will be a step towards the introduction of the next era of Industrial growth in the state and will contribute towards the vision of an industrially prosperous Odisha. Patnaik encouraged financial investors to take an interest and participate in the next edition of ‘Make in Odisha’ meeting, which will be held from November 30 to December 4, 2020.

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