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 …
Draft suggests payment of twice the market value for urban land and six times for rural land. The government on Friday came out with the latest version of a draft land Bill which, for the first time, seeks to include relief and rehabilitation measures. The draft National Land Acquisition and …
While giving state governments the flexibility to acquire land either in full or in part for private companies for public purpose, the draft National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, plans to make “consent” of 80 per cent of the families for acquisition mandatory. Unveiled by the Rural …
PARADIP: In a bid to acquire around 50 acres of private land to facilitate the Posco project, the district administration has served notices to around 18 villagers of Polang and Noliasahi in Gadakujang panchayat. Ancillary works for the project have come to a halt after villagers protested construction of boundary …
Bhubaneswar: South Korea President Lee Myung-bak on Monday sought the cooperation of the Indian government in building the USD 12 billion (about Rs 54,000 crore) steel plant in Odisha, in the face of people's agitation over land acquisition for the project. The issue came up for discussions between Lee and …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it cannot stop developmental activities at Posco's proposed steel plant site and wait for passage of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act in the Parliament. This was stated by revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra while responding to a question on …
Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL) is open to make a fresh proposal to obtain environmental clearance for the expansion plans at its aluminum unit in Lanjigarh, Orissa. However, the company said it wanted the government to consider its application on par with other companies like Lavasa, Posco, SAIL and Jindal Power …
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement over passing any interim order on the ongoing exercise of land acquisition, forest clearance and forestland diversion for Posco after Advocate General (AG) Ashok Mohanty concluded his arguments in the court. Opposing the PILs, which were seeking an interim order …
CUTTACK: Posco India Ltd has told the Orissa High Court that no illegalities were committed either by the Centre or Orissa in giving forest clearance and diverting forest land for the South Korean company. Senior advocate Sanjit Mohanty arguing during adjudication of a batch of PILs challenging land acquisition and …
The environment ministry made a specious argument before the Cuttack bench of Orissa high court, defending its decision to clear Posco without verifying if the Forest Rights Act had been violated or not in diverting forest land to the Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant. It said the law
Bangalore The fate of South Korean steelmaker Posco's proposed plant in Karnataka remains uncertain with two groups of farmers holding different views on the project. The government has already assured protesting farmers that the project would not come up in Gadag district. However, it is also waiting to see if …
Bhubaneswar: Observing that environment must be protected by all means, new Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday said that she would ensure speedy decisions on major projects like Posco and Vedanta. In an interview to a national news channel, she said that there should be clarity on …
PARADIP: Work at the proposed Posco steel project could not be taken up due to a face-off between the police and villagers at Polang under Gadakujang panchayat on Saturday. Eight persons, including six women, were injured in the scuffle. The clash erupted when the district administration tried to fell trees …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to make amends, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who extended conditional support to the Posco project on Wednesday, said a day later that alternative land, if not agricultural, would be a better option.
Bhubaneswar: Stressing that the poor must not be pushed aside to set up the Posco steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that if non-agricultural land was available for the project, it would be a better option. If there is land available (for …
This special report by Sayantan Bera in Down To Earth reveals how Odisha government is trying to acquire land on a shoddily drawn compensation package.
Chief Minister asks them to get ‘approval' from head of Tontadarya Math Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who on Wednesday ordered a halt to land acquisition for the POSCO steel plant project in Gadag district following protests by farmers led by the head of the Tontadarya Math, on Thursday told a …
The Karnataka government today seemed to have succumbed to protests by a section of farmers at Halligudi in the Gadag district against Posco's Rs 32,000 crore steel plant. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said in Bangalore the state government has decided to stall the Posco project in Halligudi. He said …
On the morning of June 13, 2011, Sukhdev Sahoo of Nuagaon in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district woke up in horror. The state administration had demolished his betel farm. The betel vines were in the way of India’s largest foreign direct investment: the US $12 billion POSCO project. Sahoo was threatened: “If …
The sight on television was heartbreaking: children lying in rows in the searing sun to be human shields against the takeover of their land for Korean giant POSCO’s mega bucks project. Facing them were armed police sent by the state government to assist in the operation. The steel plant and …
