Odisha must unlock its Bauxite wealth, fast-track pending investments: TCF

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (UNI) With neighbouring states stepping up efforts to attract large-scale industrial investments, Odisha must urgently accelerate its mineral-led industrialisation, unlock its vast bauxite reserves and convert pending investment commitments into tangible economic growth and employment opportunities, the Think Change Forum (TCF) has said. In a policy paper titled "Odisha's Industrial Advantage Faces a New Test," the Think Change Forum, through its Eastern India Economic Council, has underlined the need for faster project execution, timely policy decisions and greater emphasis on downstream manufacturing to strengthen Odisha's position as a leading industrial destination. The report points out that Odisha…