The story
The Sukinda valley in Jajpur holds most of India's chromite, the ore used to make ferro-chrome for stainless steel. Ferro-alloy plants came up nearby, and the Kalinganagar industrial complex later drew several large steel plants. Ancillary engineering, transport and service units have grown around them.
In numbers
The chromite deposits of this area constitute 88.32% of the total chromite in Odisha and 75.6% in India.
Brief Industrial Profile of Jajpur District, MSME-DI Cuttack, Ministry of MSME · 2012
Ways in for a newcomer
- Transport, logistics and mine services
- Engineering spares and maintenance for steel and ferro-alloy plants
- Slag and fly-ash based building products
Problems the cluster faces
- Hexavalent chromium pollution in water
- Land and displacement disputes
- Mining lease and environment clearances
Businesses to start here
Heavy Fabrication (Tanks, Pressure Vessels, Piping) →Engineering Workshop (Job Work and Repairs) →Fly Ash Bricks Unit →Stone Crusher (Aggregates) →