Resorts In Gopalpur & Puri, 5-Star Hotel In Khurda Among 12 Projects Cleared By Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: The State-Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) chaired by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Monday cleared 12 investment proposals worth Rs 2071 crore. The proposed projects will create employment opportunities for more than 3,535 people.

These include a proposal by Swosti Premium to be set up Gopalpur palm resort in Ganjam district with an investment of Rs 95 crore and a Rs 67 crore resort and spa in Puri district by Pushpam Realty. These two projects will provide jobs to 230 and 500 people respectively.

Similarly, Ashribad Engineering and Construction Private Limited will set up a five-Star Hotel in Khurda district envisaging an investment of Rs 59.33 crore, and employment opportunities for over 151 people.

OTHER PROJECTS ACCORDED IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVAL

>> Shree Metaliks Ltd will set up an iron ore beneficiation and pellet making plant in Keonjhar district with an investment of Rs 650 crore

>> Siddhiridhi International Pvt Ltd will set up a Billet and Pellet plant in Keonjhar district with an investment of Rs 308 crore

>> Panchawati Steels will set up a sponge iron and steel billet plant in Keonjhar district with an investment of Rs 203 crore

>> JK Biotech Limited will establish grain-based ethanol and power plant in Cuttack district with an investment of Rs 215 crore

>> LMB Congimerate Pvt Ltd will set up an Ethanol plant in Sundargarh district with an investment of Rs 148 crore

>> Rourkela Sponge LLP will set up an Ethanol plant in Sundargarh district with an investment of Rs 135 crore

>> Utkal Feeds Pvt Ltd will set up a Hatchery, Breeder Parent Unit and Egg layer unit in Khurda and Dhenkanal districts with an investment of Rs 54.17 crore

>> Spino Paper and Boards Pvt Ltd will set up a Kraft paper and Duplex board manufacturing unit in Cuttack district with an investment of Rs 56.17 crore

>> Hindustan Aqua Pvt Ltd will set up a Logistic Park with cold chain, food court, retail facility and entertainment Centre in Puri district with an investment of Rs 80 crore

While giving the in-principle approval to the projects, the Chief Secretary directed IPICOL to make a realistic assessment of land and water requirements as per the benchmark set against different types of industries.

Presenting financial and technical details of the investment proposals, Principal Secretary Industry Hemant Kumar Sharma said that the projects were employment-intensive and from sectors like tourism, hospitality, food processing, manufacturing, feed production for live-stock, steel, downstream, logistic park, and iron ore beneficiation. He also outlined the possible effect that such industries would make on the macro and micro level economy of the state.

Notably, SLSWCA has approved another 28 projects worth Rs 3,770.10 crore with employment opportunities for 16,845 persons in the last 110 days.