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
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
New Delhi: The Union ministry for environment and forests has set up a fourmember committee headed by retired environment secretary Meena Gupta to investigate if the Orissa government has complied with the Forest Rights Act at the Posco site.
BHUBANESWAR: A day after initiating the land acquisition process for Posco-India
BHUBANESWAR: The assessment of the joint Central team, evaluating Forest Rights Act (FRA) implementation in Posco zone, has emboldened the anti-displacement brigade which is now gearing up to fight the land acquisition process at the site till the end.
The Orissa government today halted the land acquisition process for the proposed Rs 51,000-crore steel plant near here, to be developed by Korean company Posco, after facing stiff opposition from villagers.
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BHUBANESWAR: A day after the State government began land acquisition for Posco project in Jagatsinghpur district, activists here threatened to take law into their hands saying it would be tit for tat as the administration did not care to respect rule of the land.
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday constituted a four-member committee to ascertain the status of implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and other rehabilitation measures taken before granting final approval for diversion of forest land for the establishment of the Integrated Steel Plant and Captive Port by Posco-India at Jagatsing
But the state government starts the process for the Rs 54,000-crore project. The Orissa government today began land acquisition and resurvey for the proposed Rs 54,000-crore Posco steel project, even though a visiting central team termed the process
BHUBANESWAR: Shrugging off mounting opposition from the local people and objections from the Joint Committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which is overseeing the implementation of the Forest Right Act (FRA), the Orissa government on Tuesday began the land acquisition process for the proposed Posco-India steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. First attempt
PARADIP: NOTWITHSTANDING protests from various quarters, the State Government started land acquisition today in Gadakujang panchayat for the proposed Rs 51,000-crore Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. Rohit Behera and Basant Behera of Bhuyianpal village were among the first to receive cheques for Rs 1.15 lakh each for their over 10 decimal land used for cultivation of betel vine.