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Single window panel clears 5 projects worth Rs 381 crores

he Odisha State Government, approved investment Angul Aluminium Park was also cleared by the panel. The
Tproposals worth `381 crore from five companies project entails an investmet of `50 crore and will generate
including the Indian Oil Corporation’s LPG bottling plant employment for 380 people.
in Khurda, last week. The State-Level Single Window A proposal from Western Integrated Waste Management
Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) headed by Chief Secretary Facility Pvt Ltd, to set up an integrated common hazardous
A P Padhi accorded approval to IOCL’s proposal for waste treatment, recycling, storage and disposal facility
setting up LPG bottling plant with an investment `161.59 at Deogarh for `52 crore was also approved. The project
crore. This unit will provide employment to 79 people, will create direct and indirect employment for 75 people.
said Principal Secretary Industries Sanjeev Chopra. The
authority recommended Vedanta’s proposal for expansion
TSIIC plans model plastic park
in Telangana

he Telangana State
TIndustrial Infrastructure
Corporation (TSIIC) has
prepared a proposal for
shifting the plastic units
spread in and around the
City to Chandanvelli village
of Ranga Reddy district by
setting up a model plastic
park with international standards in 200 acres.
of its Lanjigarh alumina refinery from 1 million tonnes per
annum (mtpa) to 6 mtpa with an investment of `6,483 crore After holding a meeting with the officials and the
to the High Level Clearance Authority chaired by the Chief plastic manufacturers’ association, TSIIC Chairman
Minister for final approval. The other proposals approved G. Balamallu stated that another green plastic
by the single window panel include investment intent of cluster would be developed in 100 acres at Mankhal-
Shree Malani Foams Pvt Ltd, a company from the house Thummalur for expansion of the plastics industry.
of Century brand of mattress. The company proposed to Managing Director of TSIIC E.V. Narsimha Reddy,
set up a unit to manufacture 4,500 tonne per annum of president of Telangana, Andhra Plastic Manufacturers’
polyurethane (PU) foam and foam products at Khurda. The Association Venugopal, its functionaries V. Anil Reddy,
project will create an employment opportunity for 135 Bhiman Bhandari, Prem Kankaria, Rajgopal Mandhani
people.This will be company’s second unit in the State as and others attended the meeting.
it already produces coir, foam and spring mattress from The association representatives requested the
its existing unit at Khurda under Centuary Fibre Plates Government to allot sites for setting up their units
Pvt Ltd. The unit went into commercial production on located in Kattendan and other areas in Mankhal park.
December 4, 2015. Mr. Balamallu assured them that he would take up
Runaya, a metals start-up founded by the sons of Vedanta the matter with Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
Ltd Executive Vice Chairman Navin Agarwal, also got the He asked the association representatives to visit the
clearance to set up 30,000 tonnes per annum aluminium land at Chandanvelli in Shahbad mandal and stated
dross refining unit at Jharsuguda with a total investment that the Government was ready to give another 100
of `64.43 crore. This project would generate employment acres land for the proposed model plastic park there.
for 175 people, Chopra said. Further, he stated that the Mankhal plastic park would
be developed as pollution-free industrial estate and
The JSK Industries proposal to set up a 1.07 lakh TPA about 50 units could be set up there with an investment
aluminium wire rod and aluminium conductor unit at of about Rs. 500 crore.

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