By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, August 13, 2015 : Investment proposals worth Rs 17,455 crore on Thursday got cleared by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority [SLSWCA] meeting held under the chairmanship of chief secretary Gokul Chandra Pati here.

The SKSWCA considered seven proposals out of which three have been recommended to High Level Advisory Committee [HLAC] headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik after necessary scrutiny and four proposals have been accorded in principle approval.

The state owned IPICOL general manager Kalyan Charan Mohanty said that the SLSWCA meeting deliberated on three major projects worth Rs 17454 crore and recommended to HLAC for its final approval.

They include the proposal of Bhusan Power & Steel Ltd for expansion of steel making capacity from 2.80 million ton per annum [MTPA] to 5.5 MTPA at Thelkeloi in Sambalpur district with investment of Rs.4837 crore, the proposal of Ardent Steel Ltd to expand its iron ore pelletisation plant from 0.60 MTPA to 1.80 MTPA and iron ore beneficiation plant at Phulijhar in Keonjhar district with a total investment of Rs 4031 crore and the proposal of Utkal Alumina International Ltd. for expansion of its alumina refinery capacity from 1 MTPA to 1.5 MTPA and captive power plant [CPP] from 50 MW to 90 MW with investment of Rs.7563.70 crore.

The projects which have received in principle approval of the committee include the proposal of Pro Minerals Pvt Ltd to set up MTPA iron ore pelletisation plant at Basantpur in Keonjhar district with investment of Rs.238.97 crore., the proposal of Saraf Agencies Pvt Ltd to set up 15 MW CPP at Chrtrapur in Ganjam District with investment of Rs 99 crore , the proposal of Ramco Cement Ltd to set up 0.9 MTPA cement factory inside IMFA complex, Choudwar in Cuttack district with an investment of Rs 406 crore , and the proposal of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to set up a common user facility for storage of petroleum products at Berhampur in the district of Ganjam with investment of Rs 280 crore.

The SLSWCA meeting chaired by chief secretary G C Pati discussed on facilitating the grounding of these projects on a war footing through State Level Facilitation Cell (SLFC) and District Level Facilitation Cell (DLFC). These Cells would address the grievances of industrial units and to expedite the grounding of the newly approved projects. Besides, these cells will provide focused attention in actualization of the investment proposals at ground level through a one stop facilitation process.

Chief Secretary also directed the facilitation cells at State and District levels to check the State Monitoring Group ( SPMG) and Central Monitoring Group ( CPMG) website on daily basis and track the grievances , problems and issues posed by the industries. The cells will have to resolve the issues raised by the project proponents within a fortnight.

The respective departments have also been asked to render necessary cooperation in the matter. Pati also asked the cells to put up the unresolved issues before the SPMG/ DPMG respectively. SPMG functioning under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary addresses the issues faced by investment proposals within the range of Rs.50 cr to Rs.1000 crore The projects with investment proposal of more than Rs.1000 crore are monitored by CPMG.