Overview
- Hindalco will develop the garment unit at Balabhadrapur on seven acres, targeting annual output of about 24 lakh garments for brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England.
- Officials project roughly 1,200 direct and indirect jobs, with an emphasis on employing local youth and women.
- A Rs 187-crore disaster recovery and data centre under OCAC will back up Bhubaneswar’s state data centre to safeguard more than 400 online government services, with Keonjhar chosen for lower earthquake risk.
- The textile park carries an estimated outlay near Rs 100 crore, with land support from the state as part of efforts to build value-added manufacturing in backward districts.
- Hindalco says the Keonjhar facility complements an apparel unit under construction at Tikiri and a similar project planned for Sambalpur to expand skills and livelihoods in Odisha.