The Orissa government today halted the land acquisition process for the proposed Rs 51,000-crore steel plant near here, to be developed by Korean company Posco, after facing stiff opposition from villagers.

Nistula Hebbar

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday constituted a four-member committee to ascertain the status of implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and other rehabilitation measures taken before granting final approval for diversion of forest land for the establishment of the Integrated Steel Plant and Captive Port by Posco-India at Jagatsing

BHUBANESWAR: Shrugging off mounting opposition from the local people and objections from the Joint Committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which is overseeing the implementation of the Forest Right Act (FRA), the Orissa government on Tuesday began the land acquisition process for the proposed Posco-India steel project in Jagatsinghpur district.

First attempt

PARADIP: NOTWITHSTANDING protests from various quarters, the State Government started land acquisition today in Gadakujang panchayat for the proposed Rs 51,000-crore Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district.

Rohit Behera and Basant Behera of Bhuyianpal village were among the first to receive cheques for Rs 1.15 lakh each for their over 10 decimal land used for cultivation of betel vine.

G Rajasekaran | ENS Salem, July 25

FOREST RIGHTS ACT
WHILE the poor and marginalised tribal community is yet to benefit out of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, thanks to procedural and legal hurdles, the hill and forest areas in Salem are getting swept by yet another wave of illegal encroachments.

Mumbai: Authorities of the Borivli