Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today called upon the academia, technocrats, research institutes, professionals, mining houses, and steel makers to adopt appropriate technology, along with suitable pollution prevention and control measures, to ensure minimal adverse impact on the environment and ecology.
Addressing an international convention on ''Clean, Green and Sustainable Technologies in Iron and Steel Making'', Mr Patnaik said the increased use of clean and green technology would help us to reduce the carbon emissions and address the concern of global warming.
The Chief Minister said raw materials with intensive carbon contents that form the primary resource in steel production and mining, a prerequisite to iron and steel making, adversely affect the quality of air, water and soils.
He said Orissa had been able to attract impressive investments in steel making due to its rich mineral wealth. The state had signed 49 MoUs in the steel sector envisaging an output of 90 MTPA after the plants commissioned fully.
Mr Patnaik said the state produced 10 million tonnes of steel of different grades. The latest report of the World Bank on ''Doing business in India'' has ranked Bhubaneswar at Number three in the country beating Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
The Chief Minister said a strong policy framework, introduced by the state government over the past few years, ushered in an industrial revolution and promised to continue to effect reforms to reach the top place.
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