On Saturday, Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, met the Chief Minister of Odisha.
At the state Guest House, Odisha, Gautam Adani and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi discussed the significant development for Odisha’s industrial landscape.
The meeting took place in the presence of senior state officials.
The meeting focused on driving industrial growth through strategic investments in ports. In addition, the discussion focused on renewable energy and cutting-edge fuel technologies.
The high-level meeting follows the successful ‘Utkarsh Odisha– Make in Odisha conclave’.
The Chief Minister emphasised the state’s renewed focus on economic growth and development under his leadership.
Gautam Adani’s meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Charan signals a stronger Private sector collaboration in Odisha’s ambitious industrial roadmap.
One of the centres of interest of this conversation was the investment of Adani Group’s Rs 16,554 crore in the development of Gopalpur Port.
The recent allowance of agreement with the Odisha government is going to transform the port into a high-capacity cargo hub.
This project is likely to have a handling capacity of 50 million metric tonnes.
As a result, the project team plans to significantly boost maritime logistics and the regional economy by creating nearly 5,000 jobs through this extension.
Green & renewable energy initiative in Odisha:
Moreover, both Gautam Adani and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi explored the prospects that could advance the green and renewable energy initiative in Odisha.
Discussion centred on setting up a coal gasification plant, aligning with India’s energy goals and Odisha’s clean energy leader in eastern India.
The discussion underscored the growing synergy between state-led policy initiatives and private sector momentum.
This collaboration with industrial giants like Adani Group is going to play a pivotal role in turning Odisha’s vision. Vision of becoming a Top-tier investment destination.
Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja and Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma attended the deliberations.
This also reflects the active role of the State Administration in steering industrial partnership forward.
Odisha’s aim is to take itself to a position where it would be known as a key investment destination.
This partnership with the Adani group highlighted its strategy of harnessing public-private collaboration to drive sustainable growth and infrastructure development.
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