Having been tossed between the State and the Centre for the past few months, the question of a forest clearance for Posco project is in the Orissa government's court once again. On Thursday, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh delayed a final decision on the clearance once again, telling the State that he could not accept its assurance on Forest Rights Act (FRA) implementation as long as it continued to ignore the resolutions passed by two local bodies alleging that the State had failed to recognise valid claims in the area. South Korean giant Posco has been waiting for over five years for permission to begin its Rs.52,000-crore integrated steel project in Orissa, but it has been opposed by a section of residents unwilling to part with their forest land. In January, Mr. Ramesh granted a conditional forest clearance provided Orissa gave him a categorical assurance that the FRA had been implemented and all valid claims settled. The State sent such an assurance on Wednesday. However, the Dhinkia and Gobindapur palli sabhas