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 Union environment ministry has illegally given final clearance to the POSCO steel project on the basis of false claims made by the Odisha government, a group of activists said on Wednesday and demanded revocation of the clearance. The ministry gave the final approval to the state government to divert …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it would take appropriate action on Posco project after receiving the order of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) which accorded final approval for forest land diversion for the proposed mage steel unit. We are yet to receive the order. We …
The Environment Ministry on Monday gave its final clearance to the South Korean steel major POSCO to divert 1,253 hectares of forest land for its iron and steel project in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa, reposing
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has granted the final forest clearance to Posco's Rs.54,000-crore integrated steel plant in Orissa, even while urging action against the sarpanch of one of the villages protesting against the project. Last month, Mr. Ramesh offered some hope to the protesting people of …
Ramesh OKs diversion of 1,253 hectares but says no to raw material export; Co to bear cost of regeneration of forest land Ending a year-long wait, the environment ministry gave final clearance to the South Korean steel maker Posco
This MoEF order dated May 2, 2011 has granted final approval to Orissa for diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land for Posco's steel project. It says that the steel firm should not export raw material from the proposed project. See Also Order: MOEF order on POSCO, April 14, 2011. …
BHUBANESWAR: As the Orissa Government on Saturday responded to Ministry of Environment and Forest’s (MoEF) queries on Posco project, the “ball” was back in Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s “court.” “Yes, after the State Government sent its reply to the MoEF, the ball is back in my court,” Ramesh told reporters …
BHUBANESWAR: Caught on a wrong foot for not renewing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean steel major Posco even after its expiry in June last year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that his Government would sign a fresh MoU with the company shortly. The Chief Minister
BHUBANESWAR: After Posco and Vedanta, fate of three mega thermal power projects of the State hangs in balance as the Ministry of Environment and Forest continues to take a tough stand on the issue of granting statutory clearance for mining coal from the allotted blocks. Union Minister of State for …
Orissa disposes resolutions passed by Dhinkia & Gobindapur palli sabhas The Orissa government may have managed to remove the final impediment for diversion of 1,253 hectares forest to South Korean steel major Posco for its . 52,000 crore project. According to the state government, resolutions passed by village assemblies of …
The environment ministry on Monday gave final approval to the Odisha government to divert 1,253 hectares (ha) of forestland for the POSCO steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. The ministry, in its final order, endorsed the state government’s claim that there are no rights to be settled under the Forest Rights …
This is a critique by Environment Support Group of the weak review of the environmental and social impacts of the POSCO project in Orissa, and how this has resulted in making project affected communities into a 'rightless people'. This study is an effort to deeply enquire into the circumstances and …
PARADIP: The activists of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti, the organisation spearheading anti-Posco movement, demonstrated at Balitutha on Friday ahead of Union Forest and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh visit to Bhitarkanika. They have been staking their claim under Forest Rights Act and demanding withdrawal of conditional forest clearance to Posco project. …
Jairam Ramesh It is for the government of Orissa to meet the legal rules if the mammoth Posco steel project is to be cleared by him, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh. A day ahead of a meeting with Orisa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who reiterated that project clearance is …
Bhubaneswar: Two of the world's leading steel-makers, ArcelorMittal and Posco, had proposed to invest Rs 91,000 crore for setting up mega steel units in Odisha, but their actual investment was negligible even about half a decade after signing MoUs with the state government. While ArcelorMittal had proposed to invest Rs …
Govt accuses Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti of forgery in Palli Sabha resolutions The Orissa government has disputed claims of the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti that the Palli Sabha (panchayats) of Dhinkia and Gobindpur, which come under the proposed Posco steel plant project, had passed resolutions on February 5 and 6, …
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that the letter of Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to the state putting on hold the forest clearance to the Posco greenfield steel cum captive power plant and asking to stick to provisions of Forest Rights Act, will be sent to forest …
