A formal memorandum of understanding (MoU)
for the setting up of the ship-making unit
will be signed between the companies and
Orissa government in November this year.
The details of the project were discussed
at the State Secretariat here on Thursday
during a meeting between Chairman of the
Apeejay Surrendra Group Karan Paul and Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Patnaik has already issued instructions
to the department concerned to appoint a
nodal officer for the implementation of
the ship manufacturing facility.
Work on the project will commence in middle
of 2008 and the same would be implemented
in three phases to be completed by the end
of 2013.
The growth taking place in the steel sector
in Orissa would be of great helping for
the shipbuilding factory.
In the first phase, 75000 tonnes of steel
will be used for establishing the ship making
factory. In the second phase, the project
will require 2,30,000 tonnes of steel, and
4,50,000 tonnes in the third phase.
The government said that the company would
also set up an industrial training centre
at Dhamra area to train its prospective
employees.
Dhamra has already been news as the Dhamra
Port Company Limited (DPCL), a joint venture
of L&T and Tata Steel, has already started
groundwork for setting up of a deep port
at the Dhamra mouth.
Knowledge Park
The Apeejay Surrendra Group has also expressed
its willingness to set up a research and
design centre and a Knowledge Park at Bhubaneswar,
the government said.
The Knowledge Park would have a school
as well as higher education on subjects
such as business management, hotel management,
fashion designing, food technology, and
nutrition science and nautical
science.
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