There is a huge demand for wood-based products in Odisha and in neighbouring states. The state government is ready to provide land and other infrastructural facilities for the purpose as soon as the anchor investors come forward to drive the project. Traditionally people in the country predominantly use timber and other converted wood in all their domestic and industrial wood requirements. The rapid population growth, urbanization and industrialization resulted in greater usage of wood in furniture, housing and construction material. To start with, it has been proposed to set up oces of ve timber traders, ve large saw mills, 20 small sawmills, 10 plywood mills, 10 large processing factories, 50 medium processing factories and 50 small processing units. The primary units will convert imported round timbers for veneering purposes. The secondary units will use these for production of edge glued boards and tables, chairs, oce furniture, house furniture, wooden furniture, doors and door frames, ooring (solid wood and plywood flooring) and moulded veneer furniture.

It has been estimated that 145 units will start working in the cluster out of which 25 will be large units. The cluster will provide direct employment to 12,000 people with an estimated investment of Rs 600 crore.