Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- The Odisha government on Tuesday cleared 19 industrial projects involving investments of Rs 3,280.58 crore and an estimated 10,661 jobs, with major proposals including a Rs 960-crore Indian Oil biofuel project and five tourism projects.

The approvals were granted at the 150th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg.

The projects will come up across several districts, including Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Koraput, Jagatsinghpur and Jharsuguda. One Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) project by Indian Oil Corporation will be spread across eight districts.

The approved investments cover textiles and technical textiles, food processing, steel downstream,...