# Odisha Cabinet approves Rs 176.83 crore data centre in Keonjhar 2026-10-13T21:26:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Odisha Cabinet on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, approved the establishment of a Disaster Recovery-cum-Data Centre (DR-cum-DC) in Keonjhar at an estimated cost of Rs 176.83 crore. The facility will come up at the south campus of Dharanidhar University and serve as a geographically separate backup for the primary Odisha State Data Centre in Bhubaneswar, ensuring uninterrupted critical government digital services during disasters or major disruptions. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the centre will enable restoration of identified government services within approved recovery time and recovery point objectives. It will have independent power, cooling, connectivity, storage, backup, networking and cybersecurity infrastructure, along with periodic disaster recovery drills. The project includes capital expenditure of Rs 154 crore and operational expenditure of Rs 22.83 crore over five years. Of the total outlay, Rs 162.83 crore will be funded through the Fifth State Finance Commission grant, with the remainder from the Odisha Computer Application Centre’s data centre maintenance budget. M/s Krystal Integrated Services Ltd, the lowest bidder through an open tender, has been selected to execute the project. The facility is expected to be completed within nine months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance support. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets report the same facts: the cabinet approval, the Rs 176.83 crore cost, the Keonjhar location at Dharanidhar University, the nine-month implementation period and Krystal Integrated Services as the winning bidder. Business Standard adds context about Keonjhar being the chief minister's home district and a mineral-rich area, a detail the others omit. Times of India and Business Standard quote Chief Secretary Anu Garg directly, Kalinga TV uses the government's official language without attribution. No outlet takes a critical stance: coverage is uniform and neutral, sticking to the government's announcement. The next milestone will be the nine-month construction timeline from the award of the contract. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight factual report, quotes chief secretary - kalingatv.com (neutral report) Official language, no analysis or quote beyond govt statement - business-standard.com (neutral report) Adds chief minister's home district context, otherwise neutral This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Anu Garg, Dharanidhar University, Keonjhar, Krystal Integrated Services, Odisha Cabinet, Odisha Computer Application Centre Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-cabinet-approves-rs-176-83-crore-data-centre-in-keonjhar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-cabinet-approves-rs-176-83-crore-data-centre-in-keonjhar/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/