Problem of acquisition of mines and land, and opposition from the indigenous people with political parties and non-government organizations getting into the fray, and media no less active typified all the scenarios. One group, the United Action Committee, which was influential in Nuagaon, the biggest of the affected villages, supported Posco’s entry.
Incidentally, Jindal made heroic effort to enter far way Bolivia.I gave the example how in the eighties the British offer to set up the second steel plant went out of our hand when after near finalization of the project site some thought of relocating it from Paradip to Daitari on the ground of difficulties of acquisition of land in the heavily populated area and Paradip being cyclone prone site the steel plant would not be safe.
Or was it lack of bureaucratic commitment?
It was heralded as the project that would set Odisha – at the bottom of several development indices – on a high-growth trajectory and make India a steel superpower.The project, however, also fractured the village community. In its reply, the company has said it is not interested in taking possession of the rest of the acquired land and paying the remaining amount. Police cases were lodged against many anti-Posco activists, including women, who, in their attempt to avoid arrest, lost out on their livelihoods. Briefing Note: Impacts of POSCO-India’s Project on the Lives of Local People in Jagatsingphur, Odisha, India. One group, the United Action Committee, which was influential in Nuagaon, the biggest of the affected villages, supported Posco’s entry.
This was not possible due to local opposition to land acquisition and delay in allocation of mine and environmental clearance which entailed processing in the central and state governments and judicial intervention. As Posco exits steel project, Odisha is left with thousands of felled trees and lost livelihoods Written by Contributor, 31st March 2017, 0 Comments. In that agreement signed on 22 May 2005, Odisha had committed that it would facilitate various approvals for setting up a steel plant, captive power plant, port and many other ancillary activities for the company. They came to India more precisely because of rich iron ore mines to manufacture steel when the world was experiencing robust economic growth -China hitting double digit growth and India almost reaching that figure, emerging market more precisely BRICS was under the cusp of magnificent economic achievements and even Africa demonstrating spectacular growth. Demanding scrapping of Posco`s proposed Rs 52,000 crore steel project in Odisha, Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) along with left parties on Saturday observed Black Day as a mark of protest.
When the cost overrun due to this change of location made the project unviable the British company promptly withdrew the offer.
Lack of political will was attributed by two officials of the past. It is almost nine years since the South Korean Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha. More than a half of the village is unemployed. "Posco was previously promised the Khandadhar iron ore mine by the state govern...The Odisha government resumed land acquisition amidst stiff opposition from villagers who alleged use of force to demolish their betel vines.Demanding scrapping of Posco's proposed Rs 52,000 crore steel project in Odisha, PPSSalong with left parties today observed Black Day as a mark of protest.The State Industrial Development Corporation has acquired more than 2,000 acres, of this 1704 acres is now in the possession of Posco India.Hunt for the brightest engineers in IndiaThey also shared ideas about the Odisha project and discussed the overall developments on the project so far," the official added.Odisha government has already transfered around 1,700 acres to the company out of the 2,700 acres required for the plant in Jagatsinghpur.RS MP from Odisha Pyarimohan Mohapatra today strongly opposed SEZ status and raw material commitment to the South Korean steel major, Posco.Posco-India's MoU with Odisha government had lapsed in June 2010. In its reply, the company has said it is not interested in taking possession of the rest of the acquired land and paying the remaining amount. And about 3,000 acres of the 4,004 acres of land required for the steel plant was to come from forestland, its sandy landscape dotted with around 5,000 betel vines. The company has reduced its land requirement from 4,004 acres to 2,700 acres for building 8 mtpa steel plant in the first phase.Narendran said "projects like the one at Kalinganagar will go a long way in reaffirming investor faith in India's potential.