Naveen asks Jindal to create jobs in steel plant

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik asked JSW chairman Sajjan Jindal to start work on its proposed 13.2 MTPA integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district. He emphasised on maximum value addition that will fuel job creation and revenue generation for the state exchequer during a video conference with Jindal on Monday.
The high-level clearance authority led by the chief minister approved the proposed JSW steel plant at an investment of over Rs 50,000 crore in 2017. “The JSW is committed to all its projects in the state. We are getting complete support from the entire state machinery. The movement of materials has already started and we are going to start work soon,” said Jindal.
He said JSW is tying up with IIM, Sambalpur, to create JSW Centre for Development Studies for Odisha. The company has plans to invest over Rs one lakh crore in Odisha in the next 10 years, Jindal added.
JSW Steel will also establish a 100-bed hospital and a school at Koida in Sundargarh district in PPP mode to develop mining areas for the benefits of the local people. With the full support of the state government, this development project will be established soon.
Naveen earlier spoke to ArcelorMittal chairman L N Mittal regarding his investment proposals and is planning to speak to other industry leaders to attract investment to Odisha.
“The state government has allocated land, water and power for the project. It is being fast paced to begin at the earliest,” a government statement said. Beginning of the JSW project work will be a significant milestone for Odisha as Posco had to abandon its proposed project.