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POSCO COMING: Environment and Forests Ministry gave the clearance on Wednesday.

POSCO COMING: Environment and Forests Ministry gave the clearance on Wednesday.

Posco gets clearance to build Orissa steel plant

South Korean steel major Posco has got final clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for acquiring forest land in Orissa for its $12 billion steel plant project, a company official said on Friday. "We have received final forest clearance from the ministry," Posco-India General Manager (External Relation) Simanta Mohanty told IANS.

STEELY OPPOSITION: Villagers had refused to hand over land, staged frequent protests against POSCO in the mineral rich area of Jagatsingpur.

POSCO to start work in 2010 on Orissa plant

Posco plant needs 20 mn tonnes/year of iron ore over 30 years for steel production at full capacity.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/posco-to-start-work-in-2010-on-orissa-plant/100057-7.html

VIOLENCE ON: Pro-and anti-POSCO supporters have clashed as many as eight times in the last one year.

Police re-deployed at POSCO site after clash

Pro-and anti-POSCO supporters have clashed as many as eight times in the last one year.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/police-redeployed-at-posco-site-after-clash/65418-3.html

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