Odisha steals march over other states in plastic park project

The park would be equipped with facilities for warehousing, logistic, plastic recycling, testing and R&D to provide better price realization and waste minimisation

At a time when other states are still dithering on the right model to develop plastic parks, Odisha has become the first state to start work on it.

The plastic park in Odisha sprawls over 120 acres at Paradip where both the state owned Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) and central PSE Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) hold equity.

"Odisha is the first state where the plastic park has taken off. We have started the testing lab. The first batch of training programmes has been inaugurated," said Sanjay Singh, chairman & managing director, Idco and secretary, department of skill development