Idco to prepare master plan for Kalinganagar industrial complex.

The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure development Corporation (Idco) has set the ball rolling to prepare a comprehensive master plan (CMP) for the Kalinganagar industrial complex, dubbed as the emerging steel hub.

The Kalinganagar industrial complex (KNIC) known for concentration of steel units of both public and private sector entities is located in Jajpur district.The decision to formulate a CMP for the region was taken during discussions between top state officials and Union steel secretary G Mohan Kumar on April 11 this year.

'We have initiated the process of selecting an internationally renowned master planning firm through open international competitive bidding which is expected to be completed by July 2014. It is planned to have the CMP prepared for approximately 15000-16000 hectares (ha) in and around the existing KNIC area on a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) platform with detailing of infrastructure and plot level planning', Vishal Dev, Idco's chairman and managing director (CMD) stated in a letter to Syedin Abbasi, joint secretary, Union steel ministry.

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