Odisha urges Centre to clear ITIR project.

The state IT (Information and Technology) department has sought the final approval from Union ministry of Communications and IT for the development of IT investment region (ITIR) in Bhubaneswar.

The ITIR in Odisha is to be developed on an area of 41.32 sq km (10,210 acres) between Bhubaneswar and Khurda. Out of the total land, there will be a processing area of 4,300 acres, which will house IT/ITes (enabled services), electronics hardware manufacturing (EHM) and research and development (R & D) centers.

The state government had submitted a detailed project report (DPR) to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity), Government of India, on April 13, 2010 for setting up of ITIR at Bhubaneswar.

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