Archive · 30 Jan 2026
NIT Rourkela and ORMAS Partner for Mahua Processing Plant
NIT Rourkela and ORMAS have teamed up to build a plant that processes Mahua, a plant that's important to tribal communities in Odisha.
This plant will help turn Mahua into different products that aren't just for making liquor, like food, drinks, and cosmetics.
This will help tribal families earn more money and have better jobs.
The project will also teach people how to make and sell these products, and make sure they meet quality standards.
The goal is to help tribal communities in Odisha have better lives and more opportunities.
NIT Rourkela and ORMAS signed an MoA to establish a Mahua processing plant in Sundargarh, Odisha.
The initiative aims to shift Mahua utilization from traditional liquor-based consumption to diversified non-liquor value-added products.
The project includes capacity building, branding, packaging, and market preparedness for Mahua-based products.
NIT Rourkela will provide technical assistance for the design, installation, and commissioning of machinery and equipment.
ORMAS will coordinate the project, including fund disbursal, stakeholder engagement, training, and monitoring.
- Who
- NIT Rourkela and ORMAS
- What
- Signed an MoA to establish a Mahua processing plant
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Sundargarh, Odisha
- Why
- To boost tribal livelihoods and promote value addition of forest-based produce
- Partners
- NIT Rourkela, ORMAS
- Location
- Sundargarh, Odisha
- Objective
- Boost tribal livelihoods through Mahua processing
- Programme
- Liquor to Lifestyle
- Key Officials
- Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao, Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra
- Technical Lead
- Department of Food Process Engineering, NIT Rourkela
- Project Components
- Capacity building, branding, packaging, market preparedness
- Expected Outcomes
- Increased income, reduced post-harvest losses, formal value chain integration