Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Kalinga Studio.
Patnaik laid the foundation stone with an aim to develop it into a modern film centre with promising future prospects.
Earlier on February 17, the State government had announced to invest Rs 200 crore to renovate Kalinga Studio to boost the Odisha film industry and create employment opportunities in the sector.
The government has decided to establish a state-of-the-art film hub at the Kalinga Studio.
Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) would be the executing agency for redevelopment.
The State government has decided to develop it as a modern state-of-the-art futuristic studio with competitive business models.
The target has been set to complete the construction and landscaping of the core support area by December, 2022.
Kalinga studio stands almost in heart of the capital city over an area of around 26 acres.
It has been decided that the new studio would be developed with three main zones.
Zone-1 would have the facilities like indoor shooting floors, shooting facades, central country yard, film tech zone, commercial space and cafeteria.
Zone-2 would have outdoor shooting facilitates, shooting locales, theme-based shooting gardens, kids zones, castle view, snow world, and adventure land.
Zone-3 would have food court boarding and lodging facilities for the film crew, space for social and wedding destination etc.
(With inputs from IANS)
Ms Kalinga