Chief Minister of Odisha will attend the swearing in ceremony of the new government of Haryana
Bhubaneswar, October 15 (IANS). Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Haryana government in Chandigarh on October 17.
The Chief Minister’s Office said that Majhi will leave for Haryana on Wednesday. He will attend the meeting of Chief Ministers of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruled states on October 17. After this he will go to Mumbai and participate in a conference on the prospects of the Indian chemical and petrochemical sector.
Industries Minister Sampad Swain said on Tuesday that the Chief Minister will participate in the India Chem program in Mumbai on October 18. He said Union Minister JP Nadda and heads of major chemical industries will attend the India Chem event in Mumbai. He expressed hope that major chemical industries may show interest in investing in Paradip, Gopalpur and Dhamra areas of the state.
The Chief Minister is scheduled to attend an investors’ conference at Mumbai’s Oberoi Hotel on October 18-19 ahead of the ‘Make-in-Odisha’ conference to be held in Bhubaneswar next year. He will return to Bhubaneswar on the evening of 19 October.
“More than 300 industry leaders from various sectors, including apparel, textiles and renewable energy, have been invited to attend the event on October 19. There will also be a road show in Mumbai,” Swain said.
Swain also said that financial institutions and the banking sectors have also been invited to discuss the development of financial institutions.
Responding to a question regarding the establishment of a mega steel plant in Keonjhar district, Swain told reporters that a task force has been formed under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary on the instructions of the Chief Minister.
He further said that the task force has been asked to identify two locations for the proposed steel plant. Talks are going on with big companies of the steel industry to set up a steel plant in Keonjhar.
–IANS
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