BERHAMPUR: The State government should press Tata Steel to return the land it acquired near Gopalpur port for its shelved mega steel project if it is not going to be used for the purpose it was acquired, demanded the Orissa unit of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC).

Raktima Bose

NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India leader D. Raja has accused the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Orissa Government officials and the Korean steel giant Posco of

PARADIP: Members of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti today selected five persons who would discuss with the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) central range, regarding their demands related to Posco steel plant. However, Abhaya Sahoo has not been included in this team as he is not a resident of any of the panchayats that would be affected by the Posco project.

PARADIP: The much-awaited Posco survey, stalled for two years, got underway at Nuagaon and Gadkujang panchayats after obtaining clearance from the United Action Committee, a pro-Posco outfit.

priyadarshi siddhanta

Concerned about Posco

Debabrata mohanty

Despite people from six villages opposing the land survey work by government officials for the 12 million tonne Posco steel plant at Jagatsinghpur district, on Tuesday the local administration started the survey work in a village in the area.

AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO

Finally South Korean Steel major Posco on Tuesday made tryst with destiny. Nearly five years after signing a memorandum of understanding with he Orissa government and battling serious anti-displacement protests by the ocals, the company officials along with the government authorities entered the project site at Kujang near Paradip and conducted the crucial survey work.

AMID opposition from local people, Orissa government is all set to start forest land survey at Posco

PARADIP: The last-phase survey for crisis-ridden Posco project will get underway from Tuesday. This was decided at a meeting among district administration, United Action Committee (UAC), a purportedly pro-Posco outfit, and villagers likely to be affected by the project yesterday. It was also decided to finalise the compensation package after the survey taking into confidence Posco authorities.