The monumental clock tower erected at the entrance of the Mancheswar Industrial Estate would add to the splendour of the beautiful Bhubaneswar city, said Minister for Industries and Housing and Urban Development Niranjan Pujari.
Speaking at the inauguration of this tower at the Mancheswar Industrial Estate here on Monday, Pujari said the State Government is committed to industrial development in the State and the development process has taken momentum.
Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) MSME lN Gupta and Secretary Skill Development and Technical Education and CMD Idco Sanjay Kumar Singh graced the occasion.
Founder of the Magnum DB Foundation Ramesh Mohapatra, Director Industries and Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation Niranjan Sahoo were prominent among the other dignitaries present in the inauguration ceremony.
The Industrial Estates which have come up at various locations in the State provide right kind of infrastructural support to the investors and entrepreneurs, Pujari said, adding that his Government’s thrust has shifted to non-mineral industrial endeavours such as the ones coming under MSME sector. Growth of MSME sector will not only propel industrial growth, by generating more job opportunities, it will help resolve unemployment issue of the State, he said.
lauding the clock tower initiative of lions Club of Bhubaneswar and the Magnum DB Foundation, Pujari said this will not only help maintain time discipline in the industrial estate, it will add to the splendor of the beautiful city of Bhubaneswar.
This clock tower, the legacy project of lion International, has been constructed with the financial support of Magnum DB Foundation.
In her address District Governor, District-322C4, lions International lion Geetarani Padhee said construction of the monumental clock towerin Bhubaneswar is part of the projects and activities which have beentaken up worldwide to celebrate the millennium year of the lions Club International, the largest NGO with over 1.44 million members sprea over more than 108 countries.Under Smart City perceptions, this clock tower will be first of its kind in a public place and will increase the beauty of Bhubaneswar a well as the Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Dr Padhee said.