Cyrus Mistry meets Naveen Patnaik; TATA asked to give detail implementation plan for Gopalpur Industrial Park

• Chairman Designate of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry meets Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
• TATA group proposes a 500 bedded hospital and a skill development center in Ganjam under CSR
• Odisha Chief Minister reviews the progress of the proposed Industrial Park at Gopalpur
• Tata Steel as anchor tenant is developing the Industrial Park at Gopalpur
• The Centre has already granted in-principle approval for a multi-product SEZ at Gopalpur
• The feasibility study and design plan of the Gopalpur SEZ has been completed by Ernst & Young
• Technical feasibility report on Gopalpur SEZ has been prepared by Jurong International, Singapore
• RITES Ltd., a Govt of India Enterprise has completed the survey work for road and railway connectivity
• National Institute of Oceanography has completed CRZ study for the Gopalpur SEZ

The Odisha Government has asked Tata Steel to submit a detailed implementation plan with specific time line for the development of the proposed industrial park at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. Chairman Designate of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry who was on his maiden visit to Odisha held detailed discussion with Chief Minister on various projects including the industrial park at Gopalpur. Though it has been termed as “courtesy call”, but sources said Mr.Mistry and his able Deputy, the Managing Director of Tata Steel, H M Nerurkar held detailed discussion with the Chief Minister in presence of top mandarins.

The Centre has already granted in-principle approval for a multi-product SEZ at Gopalpur and Tata Steel as anchor tenant is planning to develop an industrial park. To be developed over an area of 2,952 acres, the industrial park has the potential to attract investments of around Rs 15,000 crore, company sources said adding, eight to 10 prospective anchor investors in sectors like engineering and downstream industries have evinced interest to invest in it. The Industrial Park will be developed over an area of 2952 acres with Resource Based Metal Industry Cluster, Power Plant, Auto Engineering Steel Down Stream Cluster, Mixed Cluster, Water Reservoir, Integrated Logistics and Non-Processing Zone to house social infrastructure required for the units in industrial park.  It has been proposed that anchor investment will be done in Long Product Mill ( Steel Bar & Rods) with 400,000 TPA, Ferro Chrome Plant with 55,000 TPA, and Desalination Plant with 1.2 MGP per day. Land requirement for all theses anchor investments will be around 400 acres and the water source will be the sea water along with harvested rain water. Reviewing the development of Industrial Park Chief Secretary has asked TATA to submit a detail implementation plan with specific time limits for commencement and completion of each activity. The issues relating   to land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation were also reviewed in the meeting.

While Tata Steel is setting up an Industrial Park and developing it as SEZ at Gopalpur, the State Government’s demand is for another steel complex by Tata Steel, said an official source. Chief Minister has asked to scale up their initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Odisha. Mr.Patnaik during his hour long meeting with Cyrus Mistry, Chairman Designate of Tata Sons today said that a 500 bedded hospital in Ganjam and four centres for skill development centres to be set up.

Source: Tathya.in, Orissadiary.com, New Indian Express