Odisha approves ₹922-cr infrastructure projects

The Odisha Government has recently approved investment proposals of ₹922 crore in sectors including steel and tourism. These were cleared in the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meet spearheaded by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, who directed the concerned departments to provide proactive facilitation to the approved units for their quicker implementation. The committee approved the proposal of an Odisha-based ESDM company for setting up a manufacturing unit for production of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) of capacity 1,44,000sq.mtr at EMC park (Info-valley) in Khordha district. The Chief Secretary approved the proposal of a state-based exporter of seafood products for enhancement of its unit capacity located at Deras. A leading company will set up an amusement park in the Khurda district at an investment of ₹107.10 crore. Approval was also accorded to an Odia entrepreneur for setting up a 4-star hotel at Bhubaneswar at an investment of ₹59.08 crore. The approved project in the steel sector is an existing sponge iron producer of Odisha to expand its 0.05 MTPA plant to 0.283 MTPA integrated steel plant in Keonjhar district at a cost of ₹573.41 crore.