- Squat protest by 200 at pollution board public hearing

Over 200 villagers voiced their opposition to an integrated steel plant at a public hearing organised by the state pollution control board at a village in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district today, in yet another indication of local residents

TATA Steel is likely to begin work on its delayed steel project in Chhattisgarh by the end of the current year. The Rs 19,500-crore project for construction of an integrated steel facility of 5.5 million tonne capacity has crossed a major milestone with majority of project affected people coming in support of the plant.

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BHUBANESWAR: The drive for industrialisation, launched by the State Government, has suffered a severe jolt with ArcelorMittal threatening to abandon the 12 mt steel plant project, estimated at Rs 40,000 crore, in Keonjhar district.

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Asserting that the steel maker has substantial investment plans in India, Tata Steel has said, however, there are not many acquisition opportunities here.

Tata Steel's Chief Financial Officer Koushik Chatterjee said India remained the base for the company's future growth and substantial investment plans were currently being pursued.

ON JULY 22, villagers of Londa in Karnataka

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Faced with resistance over land acquisition for its proposed projects in Torpa-Kamdara, steel behemoth ArcelorMittal is exploring possibilities outside Khunti district.