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 …
AMITABH SINHA NEW DELHI, HAVING thrown the rulebook at POSCO and Vedanta within the last 10 days and bringing their projects in Orissa to a grinding halt -at least temporarily -the Environment Ministry is now all set to decide the fate of the new airport in Navi Mumbai. From tomorrow, …
A panel appointed by the environment ministry to look into the concerns with regard to the Rs 51,000-crore, 12-MTPA steel plant project proposed by the South Korea steel major Posco in Orissa
BHUBANESWAR: After the Environment and Forests Ministry directed the State Government to stop all work relating to the Posco steel plant basing on the recommendations of a committee of NGOs, the State Government is waiting for the report of the Meena Gupta Committee which was constituted to go into the …
NEW DELHI: The Union Steel Minister, Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday said his Ministry could step in to seek a speedy clearance for the controversial Rs. 54,000-crore Posco steel project in Orissa from the Environment and Forest Ministry.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the Assocham steel summit here, Mr. Singh …
PARADIP: The district administration today submitted its report to the State Government on alleged violation of Forest Rights Act in the proposed project site. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on Friday had asked the State Government to stop all the Posco project- related work, including land acquisition, …
Seoul: Posco expects its proposed $12 billion steel project in Orissa not to be delayed by ongoing talks between the centre and state governments of India, a spokesman at Posco said on Monday.Earlier, the environment minister said the state had been directed to stop all work on the project, as …
In a major setback to Posco's steel plant project in Orissa, the Environment Ministry has asked the state government to stop all work related to it, including land acquisition, as it violated forest rights law.
New Delhi /Bhubaneswar, Aug. 6: The Union minister of environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh, has stepped into a minefield by asking the Orissa government to stop all work related to the Rs 52,000-crore Posco project in Orissa. He has come into direct confrontation with the Orissa Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, …
The Ministry of Environment today asked the Orissa government to stop all work related to the Rs 54,000-crore Posco steel project, following the recommendation of an expert committee to revoke the clearance given to the South Korean steel major in December 2009. Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Centre has put the Posco project on hold, pointing to violation of the Forest Rights Act and deliberate attempt by the Orissa administration to hide facts. While not going as far as withdrawing permission given to the Rs 54,000-crore mega steel plant to use forest land, the …
Bhubaneswar: In a new twist to the ongoing controversy over the Posco steel project in Orissa, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday came out strongly in open against the environment and forest ministry
Citing alleged violation of the Forest Rights Act and recommendations of a committee it appointed, the Environment Ministry has directed the Orissa government to stop all work related to the showpiece POSCO iron and steel project in Jagatsinhpur district of the state with immediate effect.Within hours of receiving the order …
NEW DELHI: In the latest hurdle to Posco's embattled Rs.54,000-crore steel project in Orissa, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has told the State government to stop all work related to it, including land acquisition and handover, as it is violating the Forest Rights Act (FRA).The August 5 order …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) has asked the Orissa government to stop all work at posco's iron and steel project site in Jagatsinghpur district with immediate effect. The August 5 order follows a report submitted by a joint committee of the ministries for environment and tribal affairs …
