The plant would come up at an estimated cost of Rs 16 crore (Rs 160 million), it added.

The company would spend about Rs 11 crore (Rs 110 million) for installing modern machinery and other allied objects, they said.

At present, soft drinks manufactured by the company, including Thumps Up, Limca and Fanta, were supplied to the region from Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bilaspur in Chhatisgarh, sources said.