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.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/anti-posco-activists-reject-compensation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/posco
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron-and-steel-industry-0
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jagatsinghpur-d