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 …
Admitting a PIL challenging the forest and environment clearance granted to the Posco steel plant project by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Orissa high court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, state government and the company. "The division bench of Chief Justice C Nagappan and …
The court had pulled up the MoEF for issuing the order following a faulty procedure The National Green Tribunal (NGT) , which had suspended the environment clearance for Posco's proposed steel plant near Paradip in March last year, will take up final hearing on the matter on August 12. "The …
The measures will be implemented at a cost of Rs 44 cr The Jagatsinghpur district administration is all set to implement cyclone mitigation measures (CMM) at the site of the Posco project for protection against natural disasters and saline inundation. These measures will be implemented at a cost of Rs …
District administration acquires 2,700 acres for steel project In what is being seen as a milestone for Posco’s proposed mega steel project near Paradip, Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district administration has completed the acquisition of 2,700 acres required for its first phase. Ever since the South Korean steel major signed a memorandum …
Land acquisition for the South Korean steel major Posco's proposed steel plant near Paradip was completed on Thursday with the Odisha government demolishing 25 more betel vines at Gobindpur village near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. 'We have acquired 2,700 acres of land for Posco's first phase of 8mtpa capacity steel …
The villagers had intensified their stir during last few days and vowed not to hand over 'a single inch of land' to the Jagatsinghpur administration Many anti-Posco villagers, who had been agitating against land acquisition for the mega steel plant of the South Korean firm, today retracted their steps as …
Odisha government continued the final phase of land acquisition for proposed steel plant POSCO in Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday despite strong protest from the locals. The labourers engaged by the district administration went on demolishing the betel vines to acquire land as armed policemen beat up a few farmers who …
Sensing an impending law and order situation, the district collector decided not to resume land acquisition The final phase of land acquisition for Posco steel plant, which had resumed three days back after a gap of twenty days in Gobindpur village, got disrupted today because of heavy protests. Demonstration and …
Last phase land acquisition process for Posco steel plant, which had resumed three days back after a gap of 20 days, in Gobindapur village had to be suspended again on Monday following protests by anti-Posco activists. Residents of Dhinkia and Gobindapur villages led by CPI leader Narayan Reddy staged demonstration …
The Jagatsinghpur district administration hopes to acquire the required land for the Posco steel project within next couple of days. "We are close to acquire 2,700 acre land required for the 8 MTPA plant of Posco in first phase. But we might have to wait for some time to start …
However, project opponents threaten to resort to mass immolation, if administration continues to demolish betel vines 'forcibly' After a break of twenty days, the Jagatsinghpur district administration has resumed the fifth and final phase of land acquisition for the Posco steel project at Gobindpur near Paradip. The district administration officials, …
In its bid to complete land acquisition for the proposed Posco project near here by first week of July, the Odisha government today resumed land acquisition amidst stiff opposition from villagers who alleged use of force to demolish their betel vines. "We have to acquire another 700 acre of land …
The Jagatsinghpur district administration on Friday resumed the land acquisition process for the mega Posco steel project at Gobindapur village amidst stiff opposition from the anti-Posco villagers. “This will be the last phase of acquisition. Today, we dismantled 18 betel vines and paid Rs 36 lakh as compensation,” said Jagatsinghpur …
The Price of Steel: Human Rights and Forced Evictions in the POSCO-India Project documents the human rights abuses being carried out to facilitate the establishment of the POSCO-India project, and the associated illegal seizures of land which threaten to forcibly displace as many as 22,000 people in India’s eastern state …
A high power environment ministry panel has recommended revalidation of environment clearance granted in 2007 for Posco India's proposed mega steel project near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, official sources said. Environment clearance to South Korean steel major Posco for a four million tonne per annum (mtpa) steel plant was granted …
Korean steelmaker says the original size of the plant will remain unchanged An expert panel has recommended renewal of environment clearance for Posco’s proposed steel project in Odisha, raising hopes that the Korean company will be able to start work on its much-delayed plant. Posco’s original $12-billion proposed plant at …
An expert panel has recommended renewal of environment clearance for Posco's proposed steel project in Odisha, raising hopes that the Korean company will be able to start work on its much-delayed plant. Posco's original $12-billion proposed plant at Jagatsinghpur — the largest foreign direct investment in the country — was …
The anti-Posco brigade has cheered the notification of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asking both Government of India and the Oidsha government to stop cutting of trees at the project site on environmental grounds. But the tribunal order failed to impact land acquisition drive for the mega steel project as …
The state government has already acquired 2,000 acres of land for the Posco project Moving ahead in its land acquisition spree for the Posco project, the Jagatsinghpur district administration aims to complete acquisition of 700 acres of land for the mega steel project in a week. The state government has …
Waking up to the tidal surge threat, the Odisha government has finalised a World Bank funded comprehensive blueprint to protect the vulnerable seaside human settlements from ingress of furious sea waves in Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur districts. The Rs 45 crore project under National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Programme (NCRMP) is getting …
