No Posco, but 3L trees axed for project
Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails over South Korean steel giant Posco's proposed plant near Paradip, the state government on Tuesday informed the assembly that around three lakh trees were felled during
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Posco project: Odisha to complete acquisition of 700 acres in a week
The state government has already acquired 2,000 acres of land for the Posco project Moving ahead in its land acquisition spree for the Posco project, the Jagatsinghpur district administration aims to complete acquisition of 700 acres of land for the mega steel project in a week. The state government has already acquired 2,000 acres of land for the Posco project. In the current phase of land procurement, an additional 700 acres were to be acquired.
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Environmental Clearance to Posco Project Revoked
The statutory environment panel has revoked the clearance given to South Korean steel major Posco’s Rs 54,000-crore integrated steel plant and port project in Jagatsinghpur in Odisha, raising fears that the venture may get further delayed. Posco will now have to go through the process of environmental clearance— at least some part it — all over again. The expert appraisal committee on industry, which is the apex environmental clearance body for industrial projects, has asked the company to furnish detailed information on a variety of aspects, including iron ore linkage, layout plan for the project, waste management plan before it can consider fresh clearance.
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Govt submits Posco status report to Centre
The Odisha government today submitted a status report on the Posco project at a meeting convened at Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi. The report mentioned the steps taken for the progress of the project work,
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As Posco land acquisition gains steam, Centre to study progress
Project opponents handing over land; Odisha offers to withdraw cases against activists Even as the Centre is set to review the progress on the Posco mega steel plant in Odisha, in an inter-departmental
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Posco land acquisition resumes
Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project resumed in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday after being suspended for about two-and-a-half months. The restarting of the demolition of betel
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Land acquisition for Posco starts again
After remaining suspended for about two-and-a-half months, land acquisition today resumed for Posco Steel’s Rs 52,000-crore mega project in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. Ten betel vine plantations
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Odisha to acquire 2,700 acres for Posco in four months
2,100 acres already acquired, project needs 2,700 acres in Phase-I The Odisha government said it has already acquired 2,100 acres of land for the Posco steel project. The government, through its nodal land acquisition agency - Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), is hopeful of acquiring additional 600 acres for the project in the next four months.
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Orissa likely to assure iron ore for Posco plant in full measure
Korean Steel major Posco has moved a step closer to start work on the much-delayed $12-billion steel project in Orissa with the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) likely to give it the assurance to supply full quantity of iron ore for the plant under a negotiated price if the Supreme Court order on the linked mines goes against the company. Sources in the know said the state government has indicated that this option (iron ore at a cheaper negotiated price) could be worked out. The detailed discussions between the companies and government officials are expected to start soon.
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Green panel slaps fresh conditions on Posco
BHUBANESWAR: A high-level committee set up by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to review the mega Posco steel project in the state has spelled fresh trouble for the much-hyped project. The committee headed by K Roy Paul was constituted as per the March 30, 2012 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had suspended the environment clearance granted to the project.
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Posco: Land acquisition imminent
BHUBANESWAR: The state government is planning to restart land acquisition work the mega Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district soon, official sources said on Monday. With the Budget session of the state assembly having ended last week, the Naveen Patnaik dispensation is making all arrangements to go all-out to give the proposed 12 billion US dollars FDI project a push, a senior government officer said.