Bhubaneswar, June 20 -- Projecting Odisha as an emerging industrial powerhouse, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said his government has inaugurated or laid the foundation for 152 industrial projects worth Rs 3.11 lakh crore, creating the potential for nearly 2.5 lakh jobs in just two years.
Claiming that industries are now coming up in 29 of the state's 30 districts, he expressed confidence that Odisha would soon witness "reverse migration", with people from other states arriving in search of employment instead of Odias migrating to other states for earning bread and butter.
Addressing a state-level function attended by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Majhi said the state was witnessing rapid trans...