Orissa government clears investment proposals worth of Rs 48,500 crore

Orissa government cleared investment proposals of five new thermal Power projects and expansion of two existing power plants worth Rs 48,500 crore on Wednesday. All these projects will create employment opportunity for nearly six thousand people.After the sitting the Secretary of Industries department Saurava Garg, Managing Director of IPICOL Suresh Mohapatra has expressed the mediapersons here that the projects were cleared by the 12th meeting of the state high-power committee presided over by thge Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The new power projects cleared by the committee include 3200 MW plant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at Dharanipali in Sundergarh district in an investment of Rs 18,000 crore. The project will be provided 3000 Acres of lant. This project will create direct employment to 2000 peoples. 2000 MW plant by Orissa Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) at Rengali in an investment of Rs 8,250 crore.The company will be provided 2100 Acres of land and it will create employment to one thousand peoples, 1320 MW plant by BGR at Bhapur in Nayagarh district in an investment of Rs 6,300 crore . The company will be provided 1100 Acres of land . Atleast 400 people will get employment opportunity, 1980 MW plant by JR Power Gen Private Limited at Bainda in Angul district in an investment of Rs 8,000 crore. The company will be provided 2000 Acres of land. About 1300 people will get employment opportunities. and 1320 MW plant by Adhunik Power Company Limited at Birmaharjpur in Sonepur district in an investment of Rs 8000 crore. The company will be provided 1300 Acres of land and the company will give direct employment opportunity to 800 peoples.The existing projects which were given permission to go for expansion are Chambal Infrastructure Limited (from 1200 MW to 1320 MW and GMR Limited (1050 MW to 1400 MW).Chambal Infrastructure Limited – which has its plants at Siria in Dhenkanal district will invest Rs 5000 crore while GMR Limited will put in Rs 6000 crore at its Kamalanga plant in the same district.