Rs 1,325-cr industry proposals cleared

Published on: 

The State Single Window Committee headed by Chief Secretary AP Padhi cleared three investment projects worth Rs 1,325 crore at its meeting held here on Saturday.

The proposal of the Chettinad Cement Corporation to set up a cement factory at Kalinganagar was approved. The industry would have annual production capacity of two million tonne and would come up at an investment of Rs 232 crore. It would give employment to a total of 385 people.

Similarly, the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEPCO)’ s proposal to set up a 200-MW capacity solar power project was cleared. The project would come up at an estimated cost of Rs 945 crore and employ 205 persons.

Besides, a proposal of the the Ramco Enviro Engineer ltd was approved. The company would set up a industrial waste processing, storage and disposal plant at Jharsuguda at an estimated cost of Rs 149 crore and give employments to 75 people.

The Chief Secretary emphasised on construction of proposals approved earlier by the Single Window Committed. Various issues relating to land acquisition and environment clearance were discussed.

Daily Pioneer
dailypioneer.com