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Odisha CM Patnaik lays foundation stone for Rs 3,000 crore textile facility in Cuttack district
Manufacturing - Feb 19,2024 -Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Rs 3,000-crore Welspun Group’s Integrated Textiles Manufacturing Facility and Warehousing Complex at Choudwar in Cuttack district.
The proposed complex is expected to create employment for over 10,000 people in and around Choudwar region.
Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said once the complex comes up, Choudwar will get back its glory of being the textile hub of Odisha.
“Choudwar was developed as an industrial hub by former chief minister Biju Patnaik in the 1950s. Today, once again, a new history has been created in Choudwar,” Patnaik said.
The CM also informed that cotton farmers in the districts of Kalahandi, Bolangir, Rayagada and Gajapati will benefit from the complex, which will also provide employment opportunities for women. “Women will be provided skill training,” he said.
The state industrial department and Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) had given a proposal for setting up a textile facility in Odisha to Welspun Group chairman B K Goenka during the Make In Odisha programme in 2022, he said.
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