Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday laid the foundation for the corporate office of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at Jayadev Vihar in Bhubaneswar.
The platinum rated green building of the OMC will be constructed in an attractive design in an area of over 6 acre of land. Besides the OMC office building, the chief minister laid the foundation for Drill Core Library and 5 Odisha Mining Adarsh Vidyalayas.
Naveen also inaugurated 7 quality control labs, 10 sample processing units and one chrome ore beneficiation plant of OMC. He also flagged off 6 mobile health units.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister congratulated the OMC for leading by example in not only contributing to the economy but also to sustainable mining and spreading happiness among the people through its people-centric development and welfare activities.
Expressing happiness over OMC’s welfare initiatives in mining areas, he said, “OMC has set up five CBSE-affiliated fully residential schools for the students of the mining periphery. The Mobile Health Unit is an excellent initiative and will play important role in providing health care facilities at the doorsteps of the villagers around the operational areas of OMC.”
“The Chrome Ore Beneficiation Plant at South Kaliapani and the Quality Control Laboratories at different operational areas will play in important role in adopting more transparency and quick dispatch of quality raw materials to the user industries,” he added.
Speaking on OMC’s achievements in mining sector, Naveen said it has produced more than 30 million ton ores in the last fiscal with a turnover of over Rs 14,000 crore. Today, OMC is 4th largest mining company in the country, he informed.
Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick, Additional Chief Secretary, Steel & Mines, DK Singh and managing director of OMC Balwant Singh also spoke.
