The Odisha government Monday approved allotment of land to 38 investment projects worth Rs 50,819 lakh with employment potential of 4,479 persons, an official said.
An High level Land Allotment Committee chaired by Chief Secretary A P Padhi gave the nod for land allotment to the 38 investment proposals, the official said.
A total of around 71 acre land was allotted in industrial estates of Khurdha, Chhatabar, Analapatna, Deras, Mancheswar, Rasulgarh, Andharua, Janala and Bhagabanpur to 38 units.
These units are in sectors like vegetable and oil refinery, instant pasta, vermicelli and sweet potato, manufacturing of boats, launches, barges, tugs, chemical tanks machine conveners, seeds processing, manufacturing of garments, packaged drinking water, etc, they said.
The chief secretary directed officials to ensure that 100 per cent of the land allotted is utilized in the industrial works for which it is given.
Padhi asked the investors to make recruitment from Odisha more particularly in the sectors like food processing, manufacturing and apparel making.
Chief Managing Director of the state-run IDCO (Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation) Sanjay Singh said the projects which got land allotment, would bring investment of around Rs 50,819 lakh with employment potential of 4479 persons.
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