Odisha to hold unutilised land

The Odisha government has decided to take away land allotted to industries, that have failed to make any visible effort to set up their projects on the site for years.

As per a decision taken by the State Cabinet,  a move aimed at weeding out non-serious developers. It was also added that, Land leased out for any project will now go back to the government if it remains un-utilized for three years.

Industries Minister Pratap Keshari Deb informed the Assembly that the Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), has cancelled the allotment of land leased out to six industries and issued show cause notice to six other units asking as to why the allotment will not be cancelled.

The process will be as such that we will issue showcause notices to lessees who have not utilized land within three years. If the reply is not found to be satisfactory, the state government will reserve the right to take back the allotted land.

Informing to the assembly, Industries Minister Pratap Keshari Deb said that the Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), has cancelled the allotment of land leased out to six industries and issued show cause notice to six other units asking as to why the allotment will not be cancelled.

According to the sources, the industries whose allotment has been cancelled included Brady and Morris, Deomines and Minerals (P) Ltd, Uttam Galva, Sahara India Ltd and Visa Power. Around 370 acre in Sukinda, 16 acre in Jajpur and 27 acre in Keonjhar were allotted to Uttam Galva, 142 acre in Sundargarh to Deomines, 15 acre in Duburi to Brady and Morris, 466 acre in Balangir to Sahara India and 495 acre in Cuttack to Visa Power.