Manufacturing zone at Dhamra port soon
The cost of developing infrastructure for the proposed zone is pegged at Rs 3,100 crore
 "Manufacturing zone at Dhamra port soon")
The cost of developing infrastructure for the proposed zone is pegged at Rs 3,100 crore. Of this, the Government of India is set to contribute Rs 1,844 crore while the balance Rs 1,256 crore will be borne by the state government. The zone is planned on 7,500 acres of land.
"The DPR and the master plan for the port based manufacturing zone is expected to be ready within six months. The project approval would be obtained by 2016," said industries minister Debi Prasad Mishra after a review of the department's activity by chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Pilot project has been approved by the Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India as port based manufacturing zone under PPP (public private partnership) for Regional Integrated Development of Enterprises. It is envisioned as an economic hub for port based manufacturing enterprises in the Asia Pacific region.
Dhamra is identified as one of the three key manufacturing hubs by the industries department along with Kalinganagar and Paradeep.
The National Investment & Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) is proposed at Kalinganagar, the steel hub of the state. Master plan preparation for the NIMZ is underway.
"We have got in-principle approval for the NIMZ. The zone is expected to attract investments of the order of Rs one lakh crore," said Mishra.
The NIMZ is projected to generate employment for 150,000 people both directly and indirectly.
The cost of infrastructure development for this zone is estimated at Rs 5,200 crore including a contribution of Rs 4,753 crore from the central government and the rest from the state. A total of 40,812 acres of land has been approved for NIMZ of which 13484 acres is under possession. In the first phase of the project, 7,512 acres land is going to be acquired.
For the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals (PCPIR) hub at Paradeep, selection of consultant for preparing the master plan is underway. The mega hub coming up on 68,000 acres of land, promises direct and indirect employment for 450,000 people. Infrastructure development cost for the PCPIR is estimated at Rs 15,300 crore. Private players are expected to pump in Rs 12,888 crore. The Government of India and the state government would contribute Rs 716 crore and Rs 1,796 crore respectively. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) is the anchor tenant for the project.