The proposed Project is located at Mouza: Chicharla, PO-Kesinga, Dist-Kalahandi, Odisha, and the distance of the connectivity from the project site have been provided as under.
SL No. | Description | Distance (Km.) |
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1 | Nearest State Highway | NH No.26 Bargarh -Vizjanagaram |
2 | Nearest Major city / Town | Bhawanipatna (18 Km) |
3 | Nearest Major Railway Station | Kesinga (5 Km) |
4 | Nearest Airport (Under construction) | Utkela Airport (7 Km) |
The Unit is situated at Kesinga -Bhawanipatna National Highway and the locality is well known for cotton crops and surrounded by cotton cultivating farmers. Because of availability of raw material of good quality and quantity in the district, setting up a spinning unit is well justified.
Odisha has been one of the important cotton growing states in the country. Out of the total cotton cultivation area of Odisha, 80% of the cotton is grown in the Kalahandi, Balangir & Kalahandi (KBK) region and Kesinga is located in the Kalahandi District, a rich producing area. In the KBK area cotton is grown in 1, 50,000 hectares area out of which 50,000 hectares are covered under Kalahandi district. The cotton yield of Kalahandi alone is around 5 lacs quintal per year.
The unit is surrounded by cotton growing and processing area, with more than 30 cotton ginning units in close vicinity. Thus, the site is having an advantage of to access to main raw material, i.e., ginned cotton along with good availability of power and labour. The area is well connected via road and rail with easy access to other raw material and access to other cotton producing areas of the western and southern Odisha regions