Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (Reporter) Odisha has attracted investment proposals of Rs.4,15,628.96 crores with 2.34 lakhs employment potential, Governor Raghubar Das said. Addressing the Budget session of Odisha Assembly on Monday, Das said the Third edition of Make in Odisha conclave had attracted Rs.10.48 lakh crore investment across 22 diversified sectors with an employment potential of 10.37 lakh. Apart from the Make in Odisha conclave,the government, he said, had organized 32 investment promotion activities including road shows to attract investments to the state. Odisha, the Governor said has now edged past Maharashtra as the most attractive destinations for investment. The state had developed 128 industrial estates with 12,061 acre of land at strategic locations for promotion of micro,small and medium industries. Das said the government is developing a Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemicals Investment region (PCPIR ) at Paradip and also proposing to develop the Steel complex at Kalinga Nagar as a national Investment Manufacturing Zone. The Governor said going ahead with the vision 2025,the state government has planned to upgrade its five existing Industrial estates, develop best in class new industrial cluster and Metal downstream Parks, develop and Utility Corridor carrying Oil, Gas and water supply from Gopalpur port to Tata SEZ to facilitate industrial growth in PCPIR region at Paradip. The state government, Das further said, aspires to build a new and industrially prosperous Odisha of our future with ample opportunities for the aspiring youth and women. He said 30 multi productMSME parks in all the districts of,development of four sector specific parks, such as Sea food park at Deras,Electronic manufacturing park at Infovelly,two IT/ITES SEZ a Chandaka and Guadakashipur, Bhubaneswar have been developed to augment industrial facilitation and investment in the state. The state government, the Governor said, has launched the Odisha East Coast Economic Corridor along NH 16, Biju Economic Corridor along with Biju Expressway,Odisha East West Economic Corridor. The state is also proposing for the development of an utility Corridor at Gopalpur to be utilized for laying pipeline from Tata SEZ to Gopalpur port for handling various liquid and gas products. A Land bank of 73,532.79 acres suitable for industrial investment has been created to meet the upcoming needs of land for the growth of industries in the state and attract the investments in industrial and infrastructure projects, the Governor stated...////...