Bhubaneswar, Aug. 31 -- Coastal Kendrapada in Odisha will soon have a National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park as the centre has accorded in-Principle approval under the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS) of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, marking a major boost to the state's maritime and shipbuilding ambitions.
The approval has been granted to National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park, Odisha Ltd. (NSHIPOL) for its proposed project along the Mahanadi riverbank in Kendrapada, a strategically located site expected to strengthen Odisha's shipbuilding and heavy-industry ecosystem.
NSHIPOL had submitted its application under Unique Application Number (UAN) GY700010 on July 30, 2026. After detailed scrutiny of t...