Bhubaneswar: The state government on Monday allotted land for 38 investment projects in various sectors.

The high-level allotment committee, at its meeting on Monday, accorded in-principle approval for allotment of land to these industrial units, said an official source.

Chief managing director of the state-run Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) Sanjay Singh said that these projects would bring in investments worth around Rs 508.19 crore.

Around 71 acres were allotted in the industrial estates located in Khurda, Chhatabar, Anlapatna, Deras, Mancheswar, Rasulgarh, Andharua, Janla and Bhagabanpur in the city and on its outskirts.

The industrial projects that were allotted land were in sectors such as boat, launch, barge and tugs making, chemical tanks, garments, packaged drinking water, doors and windows making, offset printing press and publishing house.

The other units included sea food processing, agricultural food products, ice factory and cold storage for food processing, vegetable oil complex, oil refinery, instant pasta, vermicelli and sweet potato manufacturing and processing units. Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, who heads the land allotment committee, directed the entrepreneurs and officials ensure econmic and optimal use of land for the projects.

Padhi further instructed the officials to ask the investors for making maximum recruitment from Odisha, particularly in sectors such as food processing, apparel making and manufacturing.

Additional chief secretary (forest and environment) Suresh Chandra Mohapatra advised the entrepreneurs to ensure proper disposal of the waste generated from manufacturing and automobile servicing units.