Medical park to be set up in Dhenkanal
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Friday announced to set up two industrial parks over 1,000 acres each to attract more investments to the state. “The parks will draw investment to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore and provide employment to nearly 36,000 people,” said chief secretary Asit Tripathy.
While a port-based textile park will be set up at Dhamra in Bhadrak district to enable export of finished goods and generate employment for skilled migrant workers, a medical park will be set up at Dhenkanal to prepare the state for future pandemics and outbreaks, an official source said. Both the projects were approved by council of ministers headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Official sources said the industries department informed the ministers that all large industries in the state are now open, except a few bottling plants while 40% of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMSs) have also started operations.
Official sources said the state government took proactive steps to resume industrial operations. It includes allowing movement of labourers, improving logistics, ensuring supply chain of raw materials, hassle-free transportation of finished goods and clearance of pending government dues to MSMEs and industries.
The government has also held consultations through video conference with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Invest India team.
A committee of ministers has also been constituted by the state government to suggest measures to revive the industrial economy while the government is also in the process to come up with a new industrial policy.