As many as 86 industries and organisations operating in the State would pay over Rs1 crore to the State separately as industrial water cess, electricity duty and mining revenue, informed Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat in the State Assembly on Monday.
Replying to a question of Congress Member Naba Kishore Das, the Minister informed that the MCl, Talcher would give highest industrial water cess of Rs181.94 crore to the State. Next to it, the Orient Paper Mills has to pay Rs52.92 crore, MCl, Brajarajnagar Rs50.30 crore, Shyam DRI Pvt ltd, Jharsuguda Rs25.85 crore, BITS, Bandhabahal, Jharsuguda Rs16.08 crore and Bhushan ltd Jharsuguda Rs15.45 crore. Similarly, those industries and organisations which owe electricity duty over Rs1 crore include Nalco, Angul/Damanjodi Rs1,332.47 crore, Rourkela Steel Plant Rs75.02 crore, ICCl/IMFA Rs49.99 crore, Avanta Infrastructure, BIlT (SEWA), Jeypore Rs42.9 crore, Arati Steel and Power ltd, Ghantikhal Rs34.36 crore, SMS Power Generation ltd, Hirma, Jharsuguda Rs28.07 crore, Adhunik Metaliks ltd Kuarmund Rs23.81 crore, PPl, Paradip Rs22.92 crore, Shree Metalicks ltd, Barbil, Keonjhar (TG Set) Rs21.79 crore, Maithan Ispat ltd, Jajpur Rs19.42 cr, OSWAl Chemicals and Fertilizers ltd, Ganjam Rs18.59 cr and Bhushan Steel and Strips ltd, Dhenkanal Rs19.10 cr. Among units which have owed mining revenues include Samaleswar Rs1322.79 cr, TISCO Bamebari, Joda Rs291.32 cr, RP Sao Guali, Joda Rs70.21 cr and AMTC, Narayanposi, Koira Rs52.84 cr.