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 …
RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY The United Action Committee (UAC), purportedly a pro-Posco outfit, on Sunday threatened to oppose the mega steel plant project, proposed by the South Korean company at Paradip in Orissa, if its longstanding 29point charter of demands is not met. The UAC's U-turn is seen here as a …
Jaishankar Jayaramiah Bangalore: Even as Orissa keeps dragging its feet over land acquisition for mega steel plant project, the Karnataka government has agreed to grant ArcelorMittal and Posco the required land for setting up steel plants on a 10-year lease. Talking to FE, principal secretary for commerce and industries department …
BHUSHAN Steel will spend Rs 28,000 crore to build a 6 lakh tonnes steel plant in the Bellary region of Karnataka, a place other large steelmakers, including ArcelorMittal and Posco are also eyeing to build steel projects. Although a Bhushan Steel senior executive said it was a proposal that followed …
An organisation of villagers facing displacement for Posco steel project site near here today burnt copies of the rehabilitation package issued by the company.
South Korean steel giant Posco today said it is hopeful of getting about 4,000 acres of land soon for setting up its proposed Rs 54,000-crore steel project in Orissa. "Things are moving on the ground and we are hopeful of getting the possession of land from government to start construction," …
New Delhi: SOUTHKorean steel giant Posco on Sunday said it is hopeful of getting about 4,000 acres of land soon for setting up its proposed Rs 54,000-crore steel project in Orissa.
BHUBANESWAR: In another setback to the beleaguered Posco project, the people who will be displaced when the South Korean steel major sets up a $12 billion steel plant have rejected the rehabilitation and compensation package offered to them. The anti-Posco agitation, which is headed by Posco Pratirodha Samiti, burnt copies …
South Korean steel giant Posco’s faces another hurdle in Orissa even though it has invited bids from contractors and vendors for its proposed Rs 54,000 crore steel project. The Union environment ministry on January 8 wrote to the state government that the project can go ahead only with the consent …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO The Orissa government on Thursday dismissed the speculation that South Korean steel major Posco was planning to shift its proposed 12-milliontonne steel project to Kulti in West Bengal. "I am confident that they (Posco) are not shifting their Orissa project anywhere. We have talked to them and …
KULTI: Posco, the South Korean steel behemoth, has offered to set up a Rs 10,000-crore joint venture plant with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in the industrial town of Kulti, Burdwan, about 200 km from Kolkata. Land acquisition will not be an issue here, because the project will come …
This PPSS press release calls for support and action, as the deadline by Orissa government on filing for compensation ends on Feb 10, 2010. The threat of state and company sponsored violence looms large over hundreds of farmers sitting on an indefinite dharna at Balitutha in Jagatsinghpur district against Orissa …
In a surprise move, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has again reminded South Korean giant Pohang Steel Company (Posco) that it could proceed with the construction of its mega 12 million tonne steel project in Orissa
On december 30, the Union environment ministry gave final clearance to South Korean steel company, posco, to use 1,174 hectares (ha) forestland to build its steel plant near the port city of Paradip in Orissa. The clearance was given after the company deposited Rs 105 crore with the ministry for …
PARADIP: With an aim to expedite land acquisition process and finalise the rehabilitation package of the people to be affected by Posco, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of IDCO Priyabrata Patnaik today conducted a review meeting with the district administration and Posco officials here. Though the Ministry of Environment and Forests had …
Jaishankar Jayaramiah Bangalore: A team of officials from South Korean steel major Posco would visit Karnataka in mid-February to appraise the land parcels available in the state in order to set up their proposed integrated steel plant, a top Karnataka government official said. Talking to FE on the sidelines of …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO BHUBANESWAR A day after chief minister Naveen Patnaik promised "all support" to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in New Delhi to facilitate the 12-milliontonne Posco steel plant near Paradip, anti-displacement activists on Wednesday said they will not allow the company to acquire "even an inch of land" …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has assured South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak that work relating to the Rs 54,000-crore Posco steel plant project, which has been delayed by more than a year, will be expedited. Naveen rushed to Delhi yesterday to meet Lee who has been concerned over the delay …
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today assured South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak of expediting the work relating to the Rs 54,000-crore Posco steel plant, which has been inordinately delayed because of procedural problems. Naveen Patnaik Patnaik rushed to Delhi earlier in the day to meet Lee, who has been concerned …
