Bhubaneswar: The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) Tuesday approved eight investment proposals worth Rs 1197.41 crore with an aim to create employment for 5,162 persons.
The projects were approved at a meeting of panel held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi here at Secretariat this afternoon.
The proposals approved in the meeting belong to a variety of industries – Downstream Steel and Aluminium, Food processing, Hospitality, Iron & steel, Plastic pipes and fittings among others.
The government has approved the proposal of Mumbai-based Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Ltd to set up an apparel manufacturing unit at Tikri in Rayagada district with a capacity of 36 lakh pieces per annum. The textiles project, worth Rs114 crore, will create job opportunities for 2750 people, most of whom will be women, sources said.
The proposal from Hyderabad-based Gemini Edibles and Fats India to set up a refined vegetable oil manufacturing unit of 396 KTPA capacity at Tata Steel Industrial Park in Ganjam district was approved in the meeting. The project will create employment opportunities for 525 people with an investment of Rs 300 crore.
Similarly, GMLR Techno Industries Pvt Ltd will set up a manufacturing unit for production of Sintex brand of PVC water storage tanks, with a total capacity 77,000 pieces per annum, at Industrial Estate Chhatabar in Khurda, and total investment of this project is Rs 61.50 crore. The project will create employment opportunities for 350 people.
Bengaluru-based mattress major Kurlon’s proposal to set up a PU foam manufacturing unit of capacity 7,200 MT with a total investment of Rs 65 crores at Khurda was also approved by the panel.
The SLSWCA also gave its nod to Swosti Group’s new resort project named Gopalpur Palm Resort at Udayapur in Ganjam district. The resort proposes to have 98 rooms, restaurants, spa & gym facilities, swimming pool, indoor games and a kids club. The project will employ 220 people.
The proposal of Astral Polytechnik Ltd to set up a new plastic pipes & fittings manufacturing unit with a total investment of Rs 109.81 crore at Ramdaspur in Cuttack was approved in the meeting. The project will create employment for 250 people.
Two expansion projects in the sponge iron space in Sundargarh district were also approved by the SLSWCA. The first such project was proposed by Agrasen Sponge Private Limited with an investment of Rs 198.57 crore and has the potential to create 461 jobs. The second such proposal was from Shree Hari Sponge Private Limited, which will invest Rs 284 crore and provide jobs for 256 people.
Besides, the authority recommended the proposal of Indian Oil Corporation Limited to set up a textiles park in Bhadrak at an investment of 1970.52 crore to the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) headed by the Chief Minister for its consideration.