Status update on Tata Steel SEZ at Gopalpur
Ferro-chrome, Ganjam, Industrial Parks, SEZs, Steel, Tatas August 17th. 2011, 7:58pmFollowing is an excerpt from a report in Telegraph.
The Centre has cleared Tisco’s proposal for establishment of a multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) at Gopalpur, Orissa steel and mines minister Raghunath Mohanty told the Assembly today.
… Mohanty said the civil construction work for the project was currently in progress at the proposed site. The work for the boundary wall and road project has already begun.
At the proposed SEZ site, Tisco will set up an industrial park. The company will invest Rs 1,000 crore in the park and set up a 4-lakh tonne per annum steel rebar mill, a 55,000 tonne ferro chrome plant and a 1.2-million gallon per day water desalination plant.
For the infrastructure development, Rs 5,000 crore will be invested. Once the park is developed, Rs 15,000 crore will be invested for the development of downstream industries. Mohanty said: “The park will invite investment in steel, accessories of motor vehicles, apparel, gems, jewellery, speciality chemicals and other technical areas.”
September 10th, 2012 at 2:52 am
Hello,
Thank you for the kind information on the site,please help me I want to know that which construction/infrastructure companies had taken the job for the construction of the SEZ at gopalpur.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:09 am
Thats a good idea. There are some updates yesterday also with the vist of the Chief Minister to the city. Lets hpoe things will improve for this region with new wvwnus for local guys also. We need to support any economic development initiative inthis region to utilize our resources and to improve the standard og life of the people.