Mega steel plant to bring new wave of economic development, create jobs in Odisha: Dharmendra Pradhan
Synopsis
This ArcelorMittal-Nippon mega steel plant in Kendrapada will benefit from massive infrastructure developments in the region over the past six years such as expansion of Paradip port and setting up of Mahanadi riverine port, key freight and passenger rail corridors such as the Paradip-Haridaspur new line, fast-track construction of highways etc.
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Pradhan had earlier launched Mission Purvodaya with an aim to make eastern India an integrated steel hub through setting up a steel cluster and greenfield capacity addition.
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Rs 50,000 crore integrated steel plant in Odisha will bring a new wave of economic development and employment generation in the state and will give boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Pradhan also congratulated ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel India and the Odisha government for signing a pact on Thursday for setting up the 12 million tonnes integrated steel plant in Kendrapada district of the state.