BHUBANESWAR: The state-level single window clearance authority (SLSWCA) chaired by chief secretary Manoj Ahuja on Monday approved 19 industrial projects with an investment of Rs 6,117 crore which have potential to create employment opportunities for over 17,286 people. The investments will be in 10 key sectors including biofuel, biotechnology, steel, food processing, apparel, chemicals and green energy equipment. The projects will span 11 districts including Khurda, Sambalpur, Balangir, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Rayagada.
The major projects include an investment of Rs 900 crore by Transpacific Engineering Private Limited in a biocoal plant at Sambalpur with employment potential of 630, while Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited will lay a high-speed diesel and petrol pipeline through Rayagada, Balangir, and Kalahandi districts at Rs 868 crore. Sapigen Biologix Private Limited has proposed to set up an Rs 854.32 crore vaccine manufacturing unit at Odisha Biotech Park in Khurda with the potential to create 850 jobs.
Approval was given to Chowgule Lavgan Shiprepair Pvt Ltd’s proposal for a shipbuilding and repair yard at Jagatsinghpur with an investment of Rs 550 crore while Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited will expand its Khurda unit at Rs 515.32 crore. The ARCL Organics Limited will establish a Rs 500 crore speciality chemicals manufacturing unit in Jagatsinghpur and create 725 jobs.
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