Godrej Brings ₹300-Cr Oil Palm Unit To Telangana
₹300-crore project in Khammam to generate 700 jobs; company seeks additional land, road expansion
HYDERABAD: Godrej Agrovet is set to operationalise Telangana’s first integrated oil palm processing unit in Khammam district. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the facility shortly.
On Wednesday, Rakesh Swami, president (corporate affairs) of Godrej Industries Group, and Sougata Niyogi, CEO of Godrej Agrovet’s Oil Palm Business, met the Chief Minister at MCRHRDI. They briefed him on the company’s expansion plans and submitted a report on oil palm cultivation in Khammam district.
The project is coming up at Gubbagurthi village in Konijerla mandal with an investment of ₹300 crore. The unit will provide employment to over 700 locals.
The state government has allotted 113.5 acres for the factory, nursery, R&D centre and seed garden. The company has requested an additional 35–40 acres for the seed garden.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed officials to widen the roads leading to the unit under the supervision of TGIIC.
The factory will have the capacity to crush 15 tonnes of fresh fruit bunches per hour. It is expected to generate direct employment for 150 people and indirect jobs for around 700 others.
The project will benefit oil palm farmers in Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts by improving processing infrastructure and reducing transport costs.
Telangana already has three oil palm factories, but the Khammam unit will be the first integrated complex with a processing plant, seed garden and refinery.