Paradip: The ground-breaking ceremony of the pellet plant for the JSW Utkal Steel (JUSL) Greenfield Project coming up at Nuagaon, Dhinkia and Gadakujung panchayats under the Ersama blocks of Jagatsinghpur district was held today in the presence of the public representatives of the three panchayats.
Sarpanch Kishore Parida and Suchitra Mantri expressed their happiness over the course of events leading to the establishment of the plant for the betterment of the local communities. The test piling work would commence soon.
Concurrently, 41 youths from the plant site were offered employment letters for jobs at BPSL(a subsidiary of JSW).
In a significant development, the President and whole time Director of JSW subsidiary BPSL, Anil Singh has been recently appointed as the new project head of the upcoming Greenfield Steel Plant.
Sources expressed that as there is single management between BPSL & JUSL, new joinees would experience the ease of navigation and once the Paradip plant operations commence, the youth from the plant site will be inducted into the JUSL fold.
Remarkable progress has been made in the Jagatsingpur district in terms of employment and skill development with the combined efforts, hard work and dedication of the project officials, administrative authorities and locals towards building a better future.
An alternative livelihoods program for the economically vulnerable population at the site has been implemented in Dhinkia, Mahala, Gobindpur, Patana, Nuagan, Gadakujang, Nolia Sahi, Polang, and Bhuyanpal villages in the plant site.
Between Dec 2022 to March 2023, the program provided alternative livelihood opportunities to 456 individuals across the GPs in form of poultry, goatery, dairy and mushroom cultivation.
Overall, the program is expected to benefit a total of 2041 individuals across the land losing villages by FY 2024-25. This would promote sustainable livelihood opportunities and ensure inclusive growth in the region.
Besides, skill Development initiatives are being implemented in Dhinkia, Nuagan, and Gadakujang GP. This year a total of 151 youth have been trained. By the end of FY 2024-25 a total of 440 youth would be skilled in diverse domains for whom employment would be ensured. This indicates a positive step towards increasing the skill set and employability of the people residing in these Gram Panchayats.
Steps are also being taken for the locals in various construction works and registering them as vendors for steel plant construction and allied jobs, which would help them become self-reliant in the upcoming days. The event was attended by senior officials of the company.
