The state of Odisha has announced its intention to become India's key steelmaking hub after approving several projects that will almost double the steel production capacity of the region.
The chief minister of Odisha state, Naveen Patnaik, announced last week that he had given high-level clearance to five major industrial projects that would invest 1.46 trillion rupees ($19.6 billion) into the region's metals and downstream industries.In a...