PARADIP: The district administration today constituted joint survey teams to start yet another survey from July 25 through Global Positioning System (GPS) in the three panchayats of Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gadkujang, the proposed Posco site. The decision was taken at the suggestion of IDCO and Posco officials.
Bhubaneswar: The NC Saxena Committee, constituted by the Union ministry of environment & forest, will visit the Posco project site this week to study the implementation of Forest Right Act.
CUTTACK: The Mahandi Banchao Andolan against diversion of water from the Mahanadi river to industries on Friday transformed into a full blown agitation with people from across the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Puri converging here to launch the movement.
July 11: Anti-Posco activists on Sunday held a massive rally at Balidhipa near Paradip and vowed not to allow the South Korean steel major to establish its proposed 12-million tonne steel plant in the area.
They also burnt down copies of the recently announced special compensation package for the project-affected people.
Opponents of the proposed steel plant by South Korean major Posco today burnt copies of the new compensation package issued by the company and reaffirmed their resolve to continue the stir.
The Orissa govern ment announced special package for people who are going to be displaced by the proposed 12-million-tonne Posco project near Paradip in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Thursday that the Regional Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) is going to announce an attractive package for villagers going to be affected by Posco-India
