CM Majhi proposes modern defence manufacturing unit in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday proposed setting up a modern defence manufacturing unit in Odisha, asserting that the state has the industrial ecosystem and skilled manpower to emerge as a major defence manufacturing hub. Addressing a gathering at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) manufacturing unit at Sunabeda in Koraput district during the inauguration of the second manufacturing line for Shakti engines, Majhi said the Odisha government was committed to developing the state as a major industrial and defence hub of the country. He said the rapid expansion of sectors such as metal downstream,…