Kendrapada pursues industry and may taste its first success
Kendrapada, Single Window Clearance (SLSWCA), Thermal June 22nd. 2010, 6:40pmFollowing is an excerpt from a report in tathya.in.
Jay Panda is very happy today.
Member of Parliament from Kendrapara is in high spirits because finally the NO-Industry District, Kendrapara will have a major power plant.
Thanks to the initiative of SPI Ports Private Limited (SPIPPL), a Tamil Nadu based conglomerate.
The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) has cleared the 1320 megawatt (MW) coal based thermal power plant at village Alailo in Mahakalpada tahsil.
… The Tamil Nadu based company is part of SPI Group involved in Steel, Power Generation, Infrastructure Development, Entertainment, Distilleries and associates are involved in food processing.
A patch of land of 1185 acres of non-irrigated land has been identified for the purpose, which is free from habitat and away from Command Area.
However requirement of land is only 750 acres and 60 cusecs of water is available from adjacent Gobari Canal.
Annual coal requirement for the project is 4.17 million ton for 1320 MW.
An annual contribution of 6 paise per unit of the energy sent out from the plant, but not sold in the state to be made by the developer towards Environmental Management Fund.
… Company has shown interest in setting up agro based industry in the area.
The article is correct. MP Jay Panda has been trying his best to locate industries in Kendrapada. We congratulate him on his success.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 am
There are some other no-industry districts in Orissa as well which need similar attention. At least one big industry in each district is the need of the hour similar to one centre for higher and technical education. Industry automatically brings transport infrastructure and urbanisation which eludes some of the southern orissa districts. The other no-industry districts which come to mind are:
1. GANJAM/BERHAMPUR (Aska sugar, Jayashree chemicals and IREL are too small to be called big industry. Gopalpur Port and Titanium Plant may bring ancillary industries. IT sector at nascent stage with only one big farm operating from STPI-BAMP)
2. GAJAPATI
3. KANDHAMAL
4. NABARANGPUR (A Sugar industry likely to come up)
5. MALKANGIRI
6. BOUDH
7. NUAPADA
8. NAYAGARH (Apart from Sugar some proposals are pending)
9. Balangir