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After Make in Odisha expo, large investors trip on land acquisition woes

Odisha drew Rs 4.19 trn in virgin investments at the 2018 conclave, but large projects are set to face land acquisition hurdles

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Land hurdles continue to be a sore spot for big-ticket greenfield investors in Odisha. Even the land bank, which boasts of over 150,000 acres in its pool, doesn't enthuse large investors given the lack of contiguous land. 
 
Investors are set to be in a quandary after announcing ambitious intents at the recently concluded Make in Odisha 2018 conclave, its second edition.    

Odisha drew Rs 4.19 trillion in virgin investments at the conclave. Buoyed by its success, the state government is eyeing to implement 75 per cent of the fresh investments over the next two years. 

The conclave attracted 183 projects;

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