To accelerate the Centre-State joint initiatives for industry and infrastructure development, a consultative session was held under the chairmanship of Union Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Minister over videoconferencing on Saturday.
Minister of State for Industries, MSME, Energy and Home Dibya Shankar Mishra along with Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy and Secretaries of different departments participated in the deliberations. Officers of 13 Central departments took part in it.
Pardhan thanked the Odisha Government for pioneering reforms in agricultural sector, particularly in matters of contract farming and marketing of agricultural products. He also appreciated the expeditious steps taken by the State in building up the industrial estates, laying of gas pipelines and construction of National Highways. He asked both State and Central departments to work in tandem to expedite projects.
Issues pertaining to development of PCPIR at Paradip, technical textile park at Bhadrak, almunium park at Angul, medical park at Dhenkanal, economic corridor and riverine project at Paradip, affordable housing projects in cities and textile park at Dhamara were discussed.
Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma presented the proposals for development of Kalinganagar, Paradip, Khordha and Jharsuguda industrial areas under cluster development schemes.
Development of railway projects was also discussed. The Chief Secretary highlighted the need for doubling of Haridaspur-Paradeep Rail line. Possibilities of new plants in biogas, bio-CNG, solar, wind, civil aviation and logistic sector were discussed.