Orissa Projects

• Vedanta bauxite project faces resistance from Odisha tribal community: report

  Vedanta Resources Plc's plans to mine bauxite to feed its alumina refinery in Odisha have suffered a blow after a majority of local residents voted against mining around the hills they consider sacred.

• Orissa approves investments worth Rs 26,000 cr

  "The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved six projects involving investment of Rs 26,076.89 crore. A total of 4,303 people will get direct employment in the projects," Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said.

• Stop maligning India, Steel Minister asks LN Mittal

  "He should stop maligning India and the Indian government. Why is he not beginning work on his projects?" Mr Verma said.

• Panel for green nod to NTPC's coal project in Orissa

  "The Committee (Expert Appraisal) recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to ... conditions and subject to grant of Stage-I FC (Forestry Clearance) for the forestland found within the ML (Mining Licence)," sources said.

• Green Tribunal suspends enviromental clearance to Posco

  The environment clearance granted to Posco's mega steel project in Orissa in January 2011 will remain suspended till the environment ministry reviews it afresh, the National Green Tribunal held.

• Prime Minister's address to the Korean CEOs

  Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps to improve the business climate and move forward with the POSCO mega steel plant project in Orissa that has been plagued by farmer protests.

• Australia's Rio Tinto to invest $2 billion in Orissa iron ore project

  The investment will be the largest by any Australian company in India. Total foreign direct investment (FDI) from Australia from April 2000 till December 2011 stood at $486.5 million, just 0.3 per cent of the country's total FDI flows, according to trade ministry data.

• Posco seeks more time for Orissa SEZ project

    South Korean steel major Posco has sought more time from the Centre for its over Rs 53,000 crore multi-product SEZ in Orissa, as it is yet to get adequate land from the State Government. An inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA), chaired by the Commerce Secretary, Dr Rahul Khullar, will consider the request from Posco's subsidi...

• NTPC projects in WB, Bihar, Orissa worst-hit by coal shortage:CEA

  State-run NTPC's power projects in West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa are the worst-affected in the eastern region due to the ongoing coal supply crisis as actual generation at these plants is much lower than targeted. "Problem in the eastern region power plants of NTPC is mainly due to coal shortage and coal-handling problems," a Central Electri...

• Take owner's consent before acquiring land: Orissa govt to NTPC

      After the recent row over land acquisition for Posco steel plant, the Orissa government has asked state-owned NTPC to acquire land only after receiving consent from owners for its two ultra mega power projects. "The NTPC has been told to acquire land after taking consent of the local people and spend five per cent of i...

• Phase 1 of Orissa project to be ready by Dec, 2013: Tata Steel

  Tata Steel is confident that the first phase of its 6 million tonnes per annum steel project at Kalinganagar, in Orissa, will be complete by December, 2013. "Tata Steel expects that it will be in a position to complete the first phase of the 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) steel unit by December, 2013," the domestic steel major has informed...

• Vedanta's aluminium project in Orissa gets green nod

  The ministry of environment and forests has cleared Vedanta Aluminium’s project in Lanjigarh, Orissa.  The expansion of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Aluminium's four million tonne Lanjigarh refinery plant in Kalahandi had been put on hold by the Union Environment Ministry  on October 21, 2010. In July this year, the Cutt...

• NHPC to soon finalise joint venture for 3 projects in Orissa

  The country's largest hydro power producer NHPC will soon finalise a joint venture with the Orissa government for setting up three hydel projects  having a total capacity of 300 MW. The three proposed hydro power projects will come up at Sindol, near Dhenkanal.        "We are in discussions with the Or...

• Orissa stalls land acquisition for Posco's steel project

  The Orissa government has stopped the land acquisition process for Posco's proposed $12-billion steel plant after opposition from locals. The decision comes after thousands of villagers protested against the land acquisition, with women and children forming human rings at Govindpur this month. They were opposing the final clearances, the env...

• Six years on, POSCO's Orissa steel project remains on paper

  Exactly six years after Korean steel giant POSCO signed an MoU with the Orissa government for a Rs 52,000 crore, 12 million tonnes per annum project, the mega venture remains mired in uncertainty.      As the anti-steel plant agitation gains momentum, both Posco and Orissa government have vowed to push ahead with the...