Asking the Odisha government to consult opposition political parties before signing fresh MoU with Posco-India, BJP on Wednesday said that it would oppose any move to allow a captive port and iron ore swapping for the proposed steel project.

In order to safeguard the interest of the state, the government must hold consultations with opposition parties and take their views on Posco project befor

Put in a fix over controversial iron ore swapping clause in the lapsed MoU with Posco-India, the Odisha government on Tuesday asked different departments to give their views within 15 days on possible deletion and addition of new points in the renewed MoU with the South Korean steel major.

No decision has been taken at today's meeting.

Worried over spurt in law and order problems due to land-related issues in various places, the Odisha government on Tuesday asked district collectors to sort out these problems particularly in scheduled areas.

I have asked the district collectors to solve land-related problems in the scheduled areas immediately in a mission mode, revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra said

With the death of two more children due to chicken pox with dysentery today, the toll rose to five at Barsuna and nearby areas in Sundargarh district during the past ten days, official sources said.
Earlier three deaths, mostly of children below three years of age, were reported from the areas.
All deaths were caused due to chicken pox with dysentery.
A medical team, camping in the area, has in