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 …
PARADIP: District administration has taken initiative to expedite land acquisition and other activities for establishment of Posco steel project. The administration held a review meeting with Posco officials and Revenue officials recently in this regard. An MoU between Posco and the State Government was signed on June 22, 2005, for …
Mines Minister B K Handique today said that South Korean steel plant Posco, facing problems of land acquisition in Orissa, will be moving to a different place. "Posco has told me that (it is) moving to a different place as (it is) facing problems in acquiring land," he said. In …
BHUBANESWAR: The anti-industrialist forces in the State were in the news for opposing establishment of different projects in Orissa during 2008. According to the white paper circulated by the Home Department, the displaced and the affected persons also launched agitations during the year. But the local administrations were able to …
SOUTH Korean steel maker Posco is looking at fresh investment in India even as its proposed steel project in Orissa is yet to see light of day. The company plans to set up a galvanised steel plant in western India with an annual production capacity of 4.5 lakh tonnes to …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo June 30: After 24 hours in confinement, former sarpanch of Gobindpur gram panchayat Sukadev Rout was released by the anti-Posco activists on Tuesday. Mr Rout
New Delhi: Persistent delays in promised greenfield expansion totalling Rs 11 lakh crore by both domestic and foreign steel majors have prompted the steel ministry to suggest to the government the setting up of a high-level empowered body. This may comprise officials from the Planning Commission, railway, road transport and …
BHUBANESWAR: Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of violating model code of conduct to favour Korean steel major Posco for granting mining lease, the BJP on Monday petitioned the Election Commission demanding penal action against him. The BJP alleged that the Chief Minister cleared the Steel and Mines Department proposal for …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO BHUBANESWAR The victory of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), the anti-displacement forum which has been spearheading the movement against Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel project, in the just-concluded Dhinkia gram panchayat polls is unlikely to create any further problem to the country
May 2007: Union Ministry of Environment And Forests approves construction of captive port at Jatadhari river mouth near Paradip July 2007: Environmental clearance for four million-tonne steel plant and 400 MW captive power plant August 2008: Supreme Court nod for diverting 1,253 hectares of forestland for the company
By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo Bhubaneswar Jan. 12: Politics has once again begun to impact the fate of the Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel project at Paradip in Orissa. After the Congress, the BJP has of late indicated it will oppose the project on the ground that if the promised Khandadhar iron …
11 Jan, 2009, 1435 hrs IST, IANS BHUBANESWAR: Orissa on Sunday said it has again recommended South Korean steel major Posco, which is building a steel plant in the state, for Khan dadhar iron ore mines despite opposition from other companies and locals. "We have recommended the name of Posco …
As tribals protested in India, Vietnam set an example WHILE the Orissa government assured support to the South Korean steel giant posco to set up its 12-million-tonne steel project in the state, the communities likely to be affected staged a protest march in Delhi on November 15. The Supreme Court …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is yet to take a decision on the issue of iron ore mine lease to South Korean steel major Posco. To a question from Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra (Cong),Minister of State for Mines Pradip Amat said that in December, 2006 the State Government under Section 11(5) of …
