Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Rs 65,000 crore integrated steel plant of 13.2 MTPA by JSW Utkal Steel Limited at Dhinkia, near Paradip.
The mega steel plant project, one of the biggest steel plants in the world, will provide employment opportunities to nearly 30,000 youths.
Patnaik also laid the foundation stones for a Rs 22,000 crore green ammonia plant of 1.20 MTPA by ReNew E-Fuels Pvt Ltd. and a 25,000 MTPA modern chemicals factory by Silox India Pvt Ltd. at an investment of Rs 500 crore.
These two projects, official sources said, will generate employment for 5,000 youths in the region.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that in the 1960s, Biju Babu had ta...