Pradhan seeks Patnaik's intervention for allotment of land for

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's intervention for allotment of 75 acres of land for Indian Oil's proposed polyester yarn unit in Bhadrak district.

Noting that Indian Oil's proposed proposed polyester yarn unit will change the industrial landscape of Odisha, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister sought the CM's intervention for the project.

In a letter to Patnaik on Monday, Pradhan said: "I must firmly reiterate that Indian Oils Polyester yarn unit at Bhadrak will revolutionise the industrial landscape of Odisha in view of immense scope for upcoming numerous MSME downstream units, offering huge employability and hence herald a new era of Bhadrak emerging as 'Surat of the East'."

He said "I would urge you to personally intervene and direct the concerned officials for suitably allotment of 75 acre of land for the purpose immediately."

He further said "Non-cooperation from the state government would deprive Odisha from this