India, Feb. 7 -- Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday inaugurated the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Regions (BCPPER) corridor, an initiative that is part of the broader Odisha Vision 2036 and 2047 strategy and aligns with the Centre's urban economic regions programme.

Addressing the gathering, CM Majhi said that the region currently contributes nearly 19% of Odisha's economy, with a combined economic size of roughly USD 22.38 billion as of 2025. He reiterated the government's projection that the integrated region could expand to a USD 500 billion economy by 2047 and emerge as "a new star in the growth sky of India".

"We are connecting these four regions with a common growth plan," Majhi said, highlighting Bhu...