Mittal’s Orissa project very much on track: Patnaik
January 8th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) A day after steel billionaire L.N. Mittal expressed unhappiness over the delay in his Indian projects, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday said Mittal’s project in the state was very much on track.
“Mittal’s project is very much on the track. The project will certainly come up in the state. We have not received any negative message from the Mittals,” he said.
The state government has also clarified that the proposed Mittal project would not be shifting to Karnataka.
“The project is very much here in the state. The country head of the company has given us in writing that the project is coming,” state Industry Minister Raghunath Mohanty said.
He also clarified that there is no delay in the project and the state government is extending all cooperation for it.
ArcelorMittal has proposed to set up 12 million tonnes per annum steel plant in the state’s backward Keonjhar district.
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