Bhubaneswar: The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Wednesday approved nine investment proposals worth over Rs 2570 crore and generating employment opportunities for 2755 persons in the State.
The 100th meeting of the SLSWCA here the projects in metal and metal downstream, manufacturing, plastic, cement, chemical and food processing sectors.
These industrial projects are expected to create employment opportunities for 2755 persons.
The projects include a 15 MTPA Beneficiation plant in two phases by Amalgam Resources against an investment of Rs 882 crore to be set up in Joda (Keonjhar), which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 702 persons, a 3 MTPA iron ore satellite grinding unit and 3 MTPA slurry pipeline along with return water pipeline by Ardent Steel against an investment of Rs 80.5 crore to be set up in Banspal (Keonjhar), which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 60 persons; a manufacturing unit for razor shaving blades of 45 crore units annual capacity and disposable razors of 3 crore units annual capacity by Safe Lancet Engineering against an investment of Rs 100 crore to be set up in Khordha, which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 90 persons; an 8,75,000 MTPA capacity Integrated Carbon Complex in two phases by Epsilon Carbon Ashoka against an investment of Rs 900 crore to be set up in Rengali (Sambalpur), which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 600 persons; a 120 TPD Chloro-Alkali Complex by Orient Paper and Industries against an investment of Rs 162 crore to be set up in Brajrajnagar (Jharsuguda), which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 338 persons; a grain-based distillery unit of capacity 200 KLPD for manufacturing of Ethanol and an IMFL bottling unit of capacity 1.50 lakh cases per annum along with 5.00 MW co-generation power plant to be implemented in two phases by Coastal Biotech against an investment of Rs 200 crore to be set up in Gajapati, which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 400 persons and an Integrated common hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility by Ramky Enviro Engineers against an investment of INR 128.80 crore to be set up in Burujuguda, Dist- Rayagada, which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 50 persons.
Approval was also accorded to manufacturing unit for production of AAC Blocks & Cement sandwich panels having capacity of 1,50,000 meter3 & 3240 meter3 per annum by HIL Limited against an investment of Rs 63.24 crore to be set up in Balasore, which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 265 persons; manufacturing unit for production of Mattress & Fibre Pillows having combined capacity of 7,00,000 per annum by Centuary Fibre Plates against an investment of Rs 54 crore to be set up in Khordha, which will generate potential employment opportunities for over 250 persons.
Notably, Odisha has considerably improved the production of steel and other metals and metal downstream materials over the years.
These Industries are now supplying oxygen to various states amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen.