Marine environmental impact assessment (EIA) of POSCO
POSCO intends to set up a coast-based integrated steel plant of capacity 12 million tons per year (MTPY) along with a captive minor port near Paradeep in the State of Orissa. POSCO - India, a private limited company registered in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, as a subsidiary of POSCO - Korea will implement the project. The minor port requires waterfront facilities along the Jatadharmohan Creek near Paradeep. POSCO - India requested National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam through M/s M.N.Dastur & Company, Kolkata, the Environmental Consultant for POSCO steel project to carry out the Marine Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the port project. The objective of the study is to carry out the Marine Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed port project.