SLSWCA approves ₹2,570-cr infra projects in Odisha

The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) has approved nine projects worth ₹2,570.54 crore in metal and metal downstream, manufacturing, plastic, cement, chemical and food processing industrial sectors. The authority's recent meeting chaired by Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra cleared a 15 MTPA beneficiation plant in two phases by Amalgam Resources Private Limited with an investment of ₹882 crore at Joda in Keonjhar district. The panel gave its approval to the proposal of Epsilon Carbon Ashoka for setting up an 8.75 lakh TPA capacity Integrated Carbon Complex in two phases at Rengali in Sambalpur district costing ₹900 crore. The proposal of Ardent Steel Limited is for setting up a 3 MTPA iron ore satellite grinding unit and 3 MTPA slurry pipeline along with a return water pipeline at Banspal in Keonjhar district involving ₹80.5 crore investments.

A manufacturing unit for shaving blades of 45 crore unit's annual capacity and disposable razors of three crore units annual capacity by Safe Lancet Engineering with an investment of ₹100 crore at Khurda got approval from the panel. Among others, the proposal of Orient Paper and Industries Limited for setting up a 120 TPD chloro-alkali complex at an investment of ₹162 crore at Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda district was also approved.