Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17 -- The proposed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) corridor is expected to play a pivotal role in Odisha's ambition to achieve a USD 500 billion economy by 2036 and a USD 1.5 trillion economy by 2047, NITI Aayog's Principal Economic Advisor Anna Roy said on Tuesday.

She was delivering the keynote address at a stakeholder consultation meeting on BCPPER, organised jointly by the Odisha government and NITI Aayog. Roy presented the draft economic plan for the corridor and outlined a comprehensive growth-hub strategy for the region.

Development Commissioner Anu Garg highlighted the unique character of the four core cities-Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, and Paradip-stressing that their distinctiveness...