India, July 11 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today held a strategic meeting with Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla to review the progress of the group's ongoing and proposed investments across Odisha.

The meeting provided a platform to discuss the implementation of major projects being undertaken by the corporate house in Odisha and identify measures for their timely facilitation. Discussions also focused on further expansion of the Aditya Birla Group's presence in sectors where it does not currently have significant operations in the state.

A major outcome of the meeting was the group's proposal to expand its greenfield alumina refinery project at Kansariguda in Kashipur Tehsil of Rayagada district. The project i...