Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (KNN) The Odisha government has approved land allotment to 28 projects to be set up with an estimated investment of Rs 588 crore.

The projects requiring land are mostly Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units from varied sectors like sea food processing, IT and ITES, automobiles, agro-food processing, tourism, light engineering, warehousing, seed processing and manufacturing.

"These projects have been recommended by State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), District Level Single Window Clearance Authority (DLSWCA) and different nodal agencies," media reports quoted IDCO CMD Sanjay Singh as saying.

The proposals for land allotment to these projects were discussed at a meeting of the high level land allotment committee chaired by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy here. Besides, 16 MSME units recommended by different DLSWCA received approval for land allotment in the industrial estates of Bhubaneswar, Chhatabar Khurda, Janala and Chandka.