BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to establish the Odisha State Data Centre 2.0 (OSDC 2.0) at a cost of Rs 266.48 crore as the existing facility is facing capacity constraints and nearing the end of its operational life.
The proposal was approved at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
Chief secretary Anu Garg said the project cost includes operation and maintenance of the facility for five years. The new data centre will be a tier-III compliant, secure and scalable facility designed to meet the growing digital governance requirements of the state.
The project will involve migration of existing applications, strengthening of cyber security measures and creation of a robust disaster recovery facility to ensure high availability and resilience of critical government services. In line with sustainability goals, OSDC 2.0 will adopt green and energy-efficient data centre practices.
The existing state data centre, operational since 2011, currently hosts more than 600 government applications serving 39 departments of the state government.
The Cabinet also approved the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission (2025-36) with an estimated investment of Rs 2,295.46 crore. The mission will be implemented in phases with support from central schemes, state government assistance, beneficiary participation, institutional finance and public-private partnerships under the administrative control of the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development department.
The mission is expected to generate an additional two lakh metric tonne of marine fish production annually and create around 50,000 employment opportunities. Besides enhancing the income of marine fishers, the initiative aims to boost Odisha’s marine exports to `25,000 crore annually by 2036.
Garg said the Cabinet further approved a proposal for leasing 200 acre of land to the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited for construction of 765 kV grid stations at concessional premium rates prescribed under the respective Industrial Policy Resolutions. The lease would be subject to the availability and suitability of government land.
Additionally, the government approved two in-stream storage projects, one at Jamutpalli village over the Ong river at a cost of `159.36 crore and another near Belgaon village in Kalahandi district at an estimated cost of Rs 256.71 crore.