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 …
The Orissa government on Friday came down heavily on anti-Posco protesters by arresting 18 villagers, including a prominent anti-Posco leader, and carried on with its land acquisition drive for the South Korean steel major’s 12 million tonnes steel plant near Paradip. The government officials also seized a betel vine belonging …
Jagatsinghpur: Palpable tension continued to prevail since Wednesday evening in Nuagaon and Polanga areas within the proposed Posco sites after some miscreants allegedly torched the betel vine of an anti-Posco supporter of Nuagaon village under Kujanga police station. The betel vine of Natha Samal, was set ablaze by some miscreants …
ON May 2, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh accorded final approval to the Orissa government for the diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land in favour of Pohang Steel Company (POSCO). Defending his decision, Jairam Ramesh said in a press release: “I believe as Minister my responsibility …
Bangalore South Korean steel major Posco may not get water allotment for its proposed R32,366 crore integrated steel project in Karnataka as per its preference as the state government is likely to allot water from a reservoir, situated far away from the site. According to sources close to the development, …
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THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, or MoEF, has given final clearance to the POSCO steel project in Odisha. While doing so, it ignored the forest rights claims of people living in the project site in Jagatsinghpur district. The gram sabhas of two of the seven affected villages—Dhinkia and …
Jagatsinghpur: Seven policemen were held hostage by a group of villagers opposing the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant for nearly five hours on Saturday before being set free in Jagatsinghpur district. Seven policemen and the driver of police jeep which entered Patana village in Dhinkia panchayat were stopped by …
NEW DELHI: The National Advisory Council's recommendation that all private projects must secure consent from 70% of members of all affected gram sabhas before land acquisition is permitted promises to become the biggest headache for the industry if accepted. As of now, such provisions only exist for forest land under …
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on a PIL seeking stay on the ongoing land acquisition for the Posco project near Paradip till June three and asked the petitioners to file a fresh affidavit. The court, which was scheduled to hear the case filed by some …
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Jagatsinghpur: After a break of two days, the district administration on Monday resumed the land acquisition process for the Posco project and managed to demolish 18 betel vine patches at Nuagaon village in the project area. It handed Rs 37.50 lakh to the beneficiaries who handed over their betel vines …
A day after hardening its stand, the United Action Committee on Monday appeared a little calm and allowed the Jagatsinghpur district administration to resume the land acquisition process for the `52,000-crore steel project.
ROURKELA: The echo of land acquisition for Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district reverberates in the tribal hinterland of Khandadhar, as the spectre of iron ore mining by the South Korean company haunts the primitive tribals near the waterfall. Disquiet prevailed in the villages in and around the bio-rich reserve, …
PARADIP: A day after 32 members of the United Action Committee (UAC) were arrested, for trying to disrupt the acquisition process, a mass dharna was staged by UAC activists at Gadkujang on Friday opposing the drive. The villagers also blocked the road at Gadkujang to prevent the entry of revenue …
Facing stiff resistance from villagers, the Jagatsinghpur administration late on Friday decided to stop the land acquisition process for the Posco steel project for the next two days. Additional District Magistrate S K Chowdhury said,
A number of Adivasis and forest dwellers from across the country staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here on Friday to demand an end to grabbing of forest land for the benefit of Central and State governments and private companies. Joined by leaders of the CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation and …
