The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority accorded in-principle approval for biomass plant in Odisha with a total capacity of Bio-CBG 19,000 tonne and liquid CO2 29,000 tonne, with an investment of Rs. 319.25 crore.

The company will set up a new nano urea unit with an annual capacity of 33,000 kilolitres per year along with a bottling plant with a daily capacity of 2,00,000 bottles (500 ml) at Paradeep in Odisha with an investment of Rs. 225 crore. The proposal has been cleared by the SLSWCA.

The company plans to set up a manufacturing unit for production of 200 kilolitres per day (KLPD) of ethanol along with a 6-MW cogeneration power plant at Junagarh in Kalahandi district of Odisha. The SLSWCA has accorded in-principle approval for the unit.

The company plans to set up 200 KLPD ethanol and 5 MW cogeneration plant at Boudh in Odisha with an investment of Rs. 225.24 crore. The proposal has been approved by the SLSWCA.

The board of Coal India Ltd has approved a pre-feasibility report for setting up an integrated aluminium project in Odisha. The state-run miner had in December last year got in-principle approval for venturing into the aluminium and solar sectors and creation of special purpose vehicles.

JSPL’s arm Integrated Steel has bagged the Kasia iron ore block in Odisha. The mine, with 278 million tonne reserves, is strategically located about 17 km from the companys pellet plant in Barbil in the state. At present, the Kasia mine has environmental clearance for mining 7.5 MT of mineral per annum.

Larsen & Toubro has commissioned the 0.5 million tonnes per annum expansion project of Utkal Alumina International, a wholly-owned arm of Hindalco located near Tikiri in Odishas Rayagada district. With this, the alumina production capacity of the refinery has been upgraded from 1.5 MTPA to 2 MTPA.

The Odisha government has accelerated its school transformation programme by proposing to set up an ‘iconic’ school at an investment of Rs. 100 crore. The proposed school, according to the state government, is likely to help create role models in varied fields, with students expected to crack all-India examinations.

The stalled 35-km Puri-Konark railway line project has been put back on track, as a fresh preliminary engineering and traffic survey excluding the prohibited areas of old alignments has been completed. The final survey report was submitted to the railway board on August 21 for further action.