Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (KNN) Several industry representatives have met Odisha government officials and apprised them of issues pertaining to land, power supply, license renewal, credit to the units, approach road and water supply.

The meeting under the ‘Industry Care’ initiative was held with industries in the District of Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh and Kandhamal on 10th and 11th August 2021.

Reportedly, a detailed discussion with the participated industries was also held followed by the presentation on District Investment Promotion Agency (DIPA) by Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS MD, IPICOL

The meeting was attended by 14 large scale industries and a total of more than 60 MSME units. Large industries including Tata SEZ, IOCL, GAIL, Grasim Industries, Smartchem Technologies Ltd., Coastal Biotech etc. participated among others.

In the meeting, specific issues related to the upcoming pipeline corridor from Gopalpur Port to Tata SEZ were raised by Tata SEZ. Principal Secretary, Industries emphasized the importance of the proposed pipeline corridor for attracting investment in the region.

Officials from the department of MSME including Satyabrata Sahu, IAS Principal Secretary, and MSME Department interacted with the industries in a session held on MSME.

In a bid to highlight the potential economic activities in the sectors of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Textile & Tourism among others, a workshop on Prospective Economics Activities in the District of Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh and Kandhamal was chaired by Asit Kumar Tripathy, IAS (Retd.)