The Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd received humongous support from locals for its proposed new cement plant, to come up at the Kapilas Cement Manufacturing Works in Cuttack district, at a public hearing held at Suniapada football ground on Tuesday.
The proposed plant will address growing need of cement demand in the eastern part of the country. The public consent availed today would help the company receive environmental clearance to set up the new plant.
With the new plant, the KCMW capacity will go up to 4.2 mtpa from existing 1.7 MTPA. In order to assess impact on environment, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board had summoned the public hearing where more than 2,000 people participated and majority of them voted in favour of the proposed plant.
Cuttack ADM Harish Chandra Nayak and OSPCB Regional officer Sohan Giri were present. Deputy Executive Director Manoranjan Sahoo thanked people of the State.
The KCMW had started their production in the year of 2008. Since its inception, it has helped the region develop economically.