Bhubaneswar, December 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday laid the foundation for the corporate office of Odisha Mining Corporation at Jayadev Vihar here. Spreading over 6 acres of land, this platinum rated green building will be a new landmark of the city.
Besides the new office building, the CM also laid foundation for the Drill Core Library.
The Chief Minister also laid foundation for five Odisha Mining Adarsh Vidyalayas. He inaugurated seven Quality Control Labs, 10 Sample Processing Units, one Chrome Ore Beneficiation Plant of OMC. He also flagged off six Mobile Health Units.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Patnaik congratulated the OMC for leading by example in not only contributing to the economy but also to sustainable mining and spreading happiness amongst the people through its various people-centric development and welfare activities.
The Chrome Ore Beneficiation Plant at South Kaliapani and the Quality Control Laboratories at different operational areas will play in important role in adopting more transparency and quick dispatch of quality raw materials to the user industries, he added.
Speaking on OMC’s achievements in mining sector, he said that OMC has produced more than 30 million ton ores in the last fiscal with a turnover of over Rs 14,000 crore. The Corporation is marching ahead, and today, it’s the 4th largest mining company in the country, he informed.
Steel & Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick, department Additional Chief Secretary DK Singh and OMC MD Balwant Singh also spoke.
