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 the process of land acquisition for the project. "According to sources available with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (the state's …
Land acquisition delay holding up mega projects, admits minister Projects proposed by steel players who have signed MoUs (memorandum of understanding) with the Odisha government are set to go under the scanner soon. The state steel & mines department intends to conduct a comprehensive review of such projects after the …
A four-member expert team of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), which visited the Posco project site near Paradip on Tuesday, will submit its report to the ministry on environmental implications of the $12 billion steel plant by October. “We have collected information on the Posco project after …
The four-member expert team, studying the impact of the proposed mega steel plant by Posco on the coastal ecology, is likely to submit its report to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) by October this year. Leader of the team K Ray Paul announced this here on Wednesday …
MoEF team skips meeting people at project site The Odisha government has decided to review the status of the Posco steel project towards the end of this week, even as an expert team of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) visited the proposed plant site on Tuesday. “We …
South Korean steel manufacturer Posco faces a critical moment as India’s apex court takes up for hearing the grant of a captive iron ore mine in Odisha. Posco hopes, once some of the country’s leading lawyers have delivered their final arguments, the Supreme Court will clear the grant of a …
More than four months after the National Green Tribunal suspended the environmental clearance granted to Korean steelmaker Posco for its 12 million tonne per annum integrated steel complex in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district, an expert team appointed by the environment ministry today visited the proposed site for a fresh review of …
The expert committee’s visit to Odisha on Tuesday to reassess the ecological impact of the Posco steel project lasted only for one hour and covered only selective sites, green activists have alleged. The review team, set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), did not visit the key …
A four-member expert team constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is scheduled to visit the proposed Posco steel plant site near Paradip on Tuesday. The team was formed by MoEF in line with the order of the National Green Tribunal which had suspended the environmental clearance of …
A panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended re-validation of the green clearance accorded to South Korean steel giant Posco by five more years till 2017. In its meeting on June 14, the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Union ministry of environment and forests discussed at length Posco’s …
The recent decision of the Supreme Court capping iron ore production at 30 million tonnes per annum in Karnataka has not deterred iron and steel companies from expanding their capacities. Both the existing and new steel companies have lined up expansion plans as well as set up greenfield plants in …
The Odisha government has decided to resume the land acquisition process for South African steelmaker Posco’s project, which was stalled indefinitely in June last year following protests by villagers and Left leaders. The decision was taken in a meeting convened by Chief Secretary B K Patnaik on 16 August, where …
However, Chairman of SAIL, NMDC positive about development Differences on shareholding issue continue to come in the way of formation of two steel-making joint ventures--SAIL-Posco and NMDC-Severstal--involving over Rs 35,000 crore investment, as both the overseas firms are insisting on owning majority stakes in them. Though differences between the two …
Even as decks are being cleared for recommencement of iron ore mining in Karnataka, following the clearance from a Supreme Court panel, the Karnataka government has initiated the process of allotting fresh mining lease to Arcelor Mittal India. Arcelor Mittal has proposed to set up a six million tonne per …
Bangalore After a three-year gap, the Karnataka government has initiated the process to recommend new iron ore mining leases, a move that could speed up the launch of large steel projects by ArcelorMittal and Tata Metaliks in the state. “We have started the process by surveying land in Bellary and …
All cases on environmental issues — save those related to wildlife — will be transferred to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which is not fully operational even more than a year after it was set up. The tribunal, functioning out of a Delhi guesthouse and severely short of manpower and …
The recent decision of the Supreme Court capping iron ore production at 30 million tonnes per annum in Karnataka has not deterred iron and steel companies from expanding their capacities. Both the existing and new steel companies have lined up expansion plans as well as set up greenfield steel plants …
State-run miner Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has signed pacts with steel makers Adhunik Metaliks and Rexon Strips to supply iron ore for next five years from its Kurmitar Pahar mines in Khandadhar area in Koira mining circle of Sundergarh district. “We have entered into two long-term sales agreements with two …
Stung by criticism that tribals and farmers are being uprooted to make way for industrial projects, the Orissa government has scaled down its land acquisition drive. Companies too have begun cutting down their project size to make it easier to go on stream. Take, for instance, Posco. The Korean steel …
Agitators ask Patnaik government to withdraw project from locality Hundreds of villagers staged a rally at Gobindpur village of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Monday to reiterate their strong opposition to a fresh move by the Naveen Patnaik government to acquire land for the proposed Posco mega steel plant project. The …
HC had pointed out irregularities in land acquisition in October 2011. In a move to appease protesting locals, the Odisha government has decided against acquiring about 438 acres of private land for the 12-million tonne (MT) steel plant proposed to be set up by Posco near Paradip. The state government’s …
