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Land hurdle continues to be a sore point for big ticket greenfield investors in Odisha. Even the land bank boasting of over 150,000 acres in its pool doesn't enthuse a large investor given the lack of a huge patch of contiguous land.Big ticket investors are set to be in a quandary after announcing their ambitious intents at the recently wound up Make in Odisha 2018 conclave- its second edition. Odisha reaffirmed the trust of the investor community, drawing Rs 4.19 trillion in virgin investments. Buoyed by the success of the spectacle, the state government is eyeing to implement 75 per cent of the fresh investments over the next two years. The conclave attracted 183 projects, 64 per cent of which fall in the greenfield category. Petrochemicals sector has two of the biggest investors in value- Haldia Petrochemicals and a Taiwan based firm. Investments by the two total to over Rs 1.1 trillion. Each of the two projects needs sizeable tracts of land, posing a challenge to the state ...
With the stage set for the second edition of its showpiece investment summit- Make in Odisha, the state is eyeing Rs three trillion investments. The inaugural edition of the conclave had drawn investment intents valued at Rs 2.03 trillion."Based on extensive roadshows made in the domestic circuit and at foreign destinations, our internal assessment is that this year's conclave may see intentions surpassing the previous edition's mark and may be within the range of Rs 2.5-3 trillion", said an official in the know.Aside from metals sector which is expected to have a dominant share of the projected investments, emerging sectors like tourism and electronics manufacturing are likely to be major draws at the event, he added.Addressing a press conference Thursday, Sanjeev Chopra, principal secretary- industries (Odisha) said, "We have not set any target. The prime objective of this year's conclave is not only to get investment but also showcase the Odisha in its entirety, more outside the ...
After drawing investment intents worth Rs 2.03 lakh crore at the 'Make in Odisha' conclave, the Odisha government has set its eyes on speeding the pace of implementation of the projects. Despite being the favoured destination of investors, Odisha has drawn flak for its historically slow conversion rate of investments.But, as the state targets implementation of fresh investment intents of at least Rs 1.5 lakh crore in three years, it has sounded the alert tone to the investors to pull up their socks.Four months have elapsed since the announcement of investments at the 'Make in Odisha' conclave in December but many of them have not taken the shape of concrete proposals. With corporates still dallying on submitting their proposals, the state government has reached out to them, seeking status of such projects along with the timelines.Recently, the state industries department has written to Goutam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, TV Narendran, managing director of Tata Steel, AK Jha, ...