Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) project at Halligudi in Gadag district, which made its exit following a mass agitation, has now returned with the State government claiming that it has already issued a preliminary notification to acquire 3,200 acres of land. Speaking at an interaction meet organised by …
The State government will take up the Upper Krishna Phase-3 project, which envisages irrigating about 5.3 lakh hectares, in the current financial year, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the leaders of Opposition, Siddaramaiah and Motamma, the chief minister …
Union Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa announced that the State government had agreed to provide land for the construction of three new lines, for which the survey has been completed. Speaking to mediapersons after flagging of the augmented services of Bangalore-Hubli Janshatabdi Express at the Yeshwantpur railway …
The Karnataka government is still looking at acquiring land in Halligudi village of Gadag district for South Korean steel maker Posco’s proposed Rs 32,300-crore plant. Last month it had said it would not acquire land forcibly to set up the plant. “The government is still open to acquiring land at …
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 …
Cost of development: Many suffer from serious health hazards centre of controversy: The area where uranium mining was conducted at Gogi in Shahpur village of Yadgir district. It's now the turn of residents in Gogi village of Yadgir district to spend sleepless nights over an upcoming project. Unlike villagers in …
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 …
Nirani, unmoved over Gadag, withdraws notification of 2,035 acres for MSEZ In stark contrast to its flat refusal to review its decision to acquire land for Posco in Gadag district, the State government on Tuesday withdrew the process of acquiring land for the second phase of Mangalore Special?Economic Zone (MSEZ) …
Land acquisition: Farmers, govt differ in their views; struggle set to intensify next week in a ROw: A farmer ploughs his land at Halligudi following showers. As the farming community in Halligudi prepares to intensify its collective struggle against acquisition of their land for steelworks to be set up by …
Land losers suspect govt is suppressing information Fifty two-year-old Lalsab Walikar from Mevundi is anxious ever since he got a notice from the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) to acquire his 24 acres. Elusive benefit: Farmer Lalsab Walikar of Mevundi village (second from right) and his neighbours stand at …
South Korean steel major Posco has roped in two local firms for its proposed . 32,366-crore, six million tonne per annum facility in Karnataka mainly to ensure speedy clearances and uninterrupted iron ore supply. It has already inked a pact with Bangalore-based Hothur Group and Goa-based Salgaonkar Mines, both of …
Land for industries: Farmers, government at loggerheads Acquiring land for industries has become a major challenge for the BJP government. While it is a struggle for farmers to hold on to their land,
Bangalore The Karnataka government has decided to hear out farmers over their objections filed against the land acquisition proceedings for the proposed R32,000-crore integrated steel plant by South Korean steel major Posco. The first hearing will he held on July 4. The government has appointed a Special Land Acquisition Officer …
Gajendragad (Karnataka): Wind on this hilltop town of Gajendragad, 700 m above sea level, is strong enough to keep the rotors of wind turbines set up there running at a fair speed and generate electricity. The power generated is transferred to the grid for use by the consumers of the …
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, …
JUST a day after the environment ministry granted conditional clearance to Posco for its $12-billion Orissa steel project, the South Korean steel major has reaffirmed its India plans with a second proposal. Posco has selected Halligudi in Gadag district of Karnataka to build its proposed six million tonnes plant at …
