The following nine numbers of Saw Mills owned by OFDC Ltd are functioning in the State:
- Khapuria Saw Mill in Cuttack District under City Forest Division.
- OFDC Saw Mill at Nawarangpur under Nawarangpur Division.
- OFDC Saw Mill at Umri in Koraput District under Jeypore Division.
- Mathili Saw Mill in Malkangiri District under Malkangiri Division.
- Remed Saw Mill in Sambalpur District under Sambalpur (South) Division.
- OFDC Saw Mill at Raghunathpur in Ganjam District under Berhampur Division
- Orissa Saw Mill in Sundargarh District under Rourkela Division.
- OFDC Saw Mill, Kantabanji, Bolangir.
- OFDC Saw Mill, Muniguda, Rayagada.
In accordance with the Order dated 05.10.2015 of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P. (C) No.
202/1995, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad -Vrs- Union of India & another, a State Level Committee
under the chairpersonship of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF, Odisha has been
constituted vide Notification No. 15644/F&E dated 18.07.2018 of the Forest & Environment
Department. The State Level Committee is functioning as per the Guidelines for Establishment &
Regulation of wood based industries in the State of Odisha issued by the Government of India, Ministry
of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India in 2016 and its amendment 2017.
The earlier Committee on rehabilitation, relocation and functioning constituted vide Notification No.
13891/F&E, dt. 30.07.2011 of Forest & Environment Department, Govt. of Odisha and the present
State Level Committee have passed their decision to rehabilitate the eligible delicensed/ closed saw
mills of the State in various identified/notified Industrial Estates of the State as per the provisions
contained in Odisha Saw Mills and Saw Pits (Control) Act, 1991 and the Odisha Saw Mills and Saw Pits
(Control) Amendment Act, 2010.
As of now, the status of private saw mills rehabilitated/functioning in the State are as follows:
The Industries Department has notified 38 Industrial Estates in 26 Revenue Districts for rehabilitation
of eligible Saw Mills.
.166 nos. of private Sawmills are running in different Industrial Estate of the State.