Odisha Government approves industrial projects worth over 2.45 lakh crore
The state government of Odisha has approved 27 industrial projects involving investments of more than Rs 2.45 lakh crore. These projects were cleared by the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and cover a wide range of sectors, including data centres and artificial intelligence (AI), power and energy, steel, semiconductors, lab-grown diamonds, green hydrogen, healthcare, chemicals, textiles, shipbuilding, and advanced manufacturing.
With 4 proposals accounting for a combined investment of around Rs 1,42,941 crore, the IT, ITES, and data centres emerged as the largest investment segment among the approved projects.
Some of the major projects approved are:
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Integrated Data Centre, Khurda — High Density Data Centre Ltd. Investment: Individual project cost not specified.
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1,000-bed Multi-Speciality Hospital, Khurda — Adani Foundation. Investment: Rs 2,150 crore.
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Steel and Steel Downstream Projects, Sundergarh — Two projects. Total proposed investment: Rs 14,000 crore. Firms involved: Not specified.
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AI-Optimised Data Centre, Khurda — HCL Technologies Ltd. Investment: Individual project cost not specified.
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Data Centre and Global Capability Centre, Puri — Sentraforge AI Ltd. Investment: Individual project cost not specified.
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Power and Renewable Energy Projects — Four projects involving a combined proposed investment of Rs 54,287.70 crore. Individual project-wise investment and company names are not specified in the information provided.
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Data Centre, Cuttack — RKD Construction Private Ltd. Investment: Individual project cost not specified.
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