Paradip/Bhubaneswar: Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project resumed in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Monday after being suspended for about two-and-a-half months. The restarting of the demolition of betel vines at Gobindpur village at the proposed plant site near Paradip coincided with Posco-India CMD YW Yoon meeting Development Commissioner JK Mohapatra at the state secretariat in Bhubaneswar.
Though Yoon described the meeting as a courtesy call, sources said matters relating to the mega project, including land acquisition work, were discussed. Yoon's meeting with Mohapatra assumed significance with the state government planning to give pace to land acquisition for the steel project. A total of 2,100 acres have already been acquired and of this, about 1,700 acres handed over to the company.
Meanwhile, 19 betel vines were dismantled during the day without any resistance by locals and about Rs 21 lakh paid to the land losers, Jagatsinghpur Collector SK Mallick said. "Land acquisition involving dismantling of betel vines resumed this morning. The villagers are cooperating in the work undertaken by the administration," he said, adding that the process would continue tomorrow as people are willing to cooperate.
Two teams were engaged in dismantling the betel vines of consenting farmers, while another group conducted a survey of trees and horticultural plants, Additional District Magistrate (Paradip) Surjeet Das said. Demolition of betel vines was carried out by separate groups led by tehsildars of Kujanga and Ersama and the work progressed smoothly with the use of machines, he
12:24 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Footage of a man protesting the Posco steel plant being beaten by a government land officer in Odisha has triggered outrage with activists and politicians on February 5 demanding strong action against the culprit. Sangram Mohapatra, a land officer with the state-run Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), was seen mercilessly beating a protestor with a stick on February 3 near Jagatsinghpur district's Gobindpur village, about 100 km from here....
05:54 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The National Green Tribunal on Friday suspended the environment clearance given to Posco Steel. ...
02:01 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: There has been a setback for India's single largest FDI investment, the showcase Posco Steel plant to be set up in Odisha. The National Green Tribunal has suspended the environment clearance given to Posco Steel. The clearance was given a year ago by the then environment minister Jairam Ramesh. The National Green Tribunal noted, "Environment clearance stands quashed, fresh terms of reference must be issued." The Green Tribunal...
12:21 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Seoul: India on Monday stepped up defence, trade and security ties with South Korea. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Seoul for the Nuclear Security Summit, held talks with his South Korean counterpart. Reportedly, South Korea has offered to sell nuclear reactors to India. The PM sought South Korea's support for India's quest to join international non-proliferation regimes such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control...
10:16 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Seoul: Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps improve the business climate and move forward with the Posco mega steel plant project in Orissa. "Investment from Korea is a priority for India. We will take proactive steps to address investor grievances and improve the business climate in the country. Many states of...
09:54 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Friday shifted a top official over the clashes near the Posco site in which one person was killed. Priyabrat Patnaik was transferred from the post of chairman-cum-managing director of the Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), state chief secretary BK Patnaik told reporters. He has been posted as additional chief secretary, pension and public grievances department. Pradeep Jena, secretary in Panchayati Raj department, has been given additional...
03:38 AM, Dec 17, 2011
Paradip: A man was killed and 25 others were injured on Wednesday in a clash between anti-Posco brigade and a private contractor over construction of a coastal road linking the steel plant site near Paradip. Jagatsinghpur SP S Devadutt Singh said crude bombs and other weapons were used by the clashing groups and a person, identified as Dijabar Swain (30) of Kujanga area, died in the violence. Two others, who...
09:12 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Bhubaneswar: After a two day break, the Orissa government on Monday resumed the land acquisition process for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco mega steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district. "Land acquisition, which remained suspended on Saturday and yesterday, resumed peacefully today," Additional District Magistrate (Paradip) Sarojkant Choudhury said. Over a dozen betel vine plantations at Polanga and Noliasahi areas were acquired since morning and compensation paid, he said. Members of the...
02:50 PM, May 23, 2011
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday granted final approval to Orissa for diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land for Posco's steel project but said the South Korean steel major should not export raw material from the proposed project. "...In view of the state government's latest communication of April 29, final approval is accorded to the state government for diversion of 1253 hectares of forest land in favour...
02:57 PM, May 02, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Anti-Posco activists on Sunday dug up a road leading to the proposed plant site near Paradip protesting the visit by two senior officials for a joint survey. "We will prevent government officials and company staff from entering the proposed plant site. The villagers will stall any attempt to repair the road," Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) president Abhay Sahu told reporters. The protestors dug up the connecting road at...
12:16 AM, Feb 14, 2011
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh may have given the green signal to POSCO, but the steel plant project may not come up anytime soon. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik may have felt very relieved after Ramesh cleared the project, but in Jagatsinghpur, Orissa clearance of the Rs 51,000 crore project has only kicked off fresh agitation. People in Jagatsinghpur have intensified their agitation against the project. Local people came...
02:20 PM, Feb 03, 2011
New Delhi: Pohang Steel Compnay (POSCO) has got conditional clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest for its proposed steel plant at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa. The ministry gave clearance for the steel plan with 28 additional conditions and for the POSCO port with 32 additional conditions as part of environment clearance. The ministry also sought assurance from the Orissa government for the compliance of the Forest...
01:50 PM, Jan 31, 2011
