Posco Land Acquisition

• Posco gets go-ahead as India, South Korea ink five accords

  President Park said while the Posco Integrated Steel Plant has been delayed, with the acquisition of land and environmental clearances now through, both sides should ensure smooth sailing for the 8 million tonnes per annum steel plant coming up in Jagatsinghpur in Odisha.

• Lok Sabha passes Land Acquisition Bill

  The Lok Sabha approved land reforms on Thursday that boost farmers' rights but are opposed by other businesses who say the new law will thwart efforts to revive the floundering economy.

• ArcelorMittal yet to fully secure land for Karnataka steel plant

  ArcelorMittal is yet to secure possession of the entire land required for the Rs 30,000 crore steel plant in Karnataka, state Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday.

• Simplify land acquisition, mine allotment processes: Tata Steel

  The management comments in Tata Steel annual report, 2012-13 come amid top global steel makers Posco and ArcelorMittal scrapping projects worth $18 billion in India last week because of inordinate delays on various fronts.

• Land acquisition for Posco starts again

  Ten betel vine plantations were dismantled in the first few hours without any resistance from locals, official sources said, adding that payments would be made soon.

• Anti-Posco stir: women protesters strip to demand halt to land acquisition, withdrawal of police force

  The agitation against the proposed Posco steel project intensified in Odisha yesterday with angry women protesters stripping in public to demand a complete halt to the land acquisition by the government and withdrawal of police force from the site of the proposed plant.

• Anti-Posco protestors take out rally, land acquisition on

  Land acquisition for the Posco steel plant continued for the third day on Tuesday in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district as anti-Posco as protestors took out a rally defying prohibitory orders carrying bodies of three activists.

• Odisha government resumes land acquisition in tense Posco project area

  Amid tension in proposed Posco plant area where three anti-project activists were killed last night while allegedly making bombs, Odisha government today resumed land acquisition for the mega steel project.

• Economic Survey 2013: Balance growth, displacement cost in land acquisition

  With many big industrial projects unable to make headway due to opposition to land acquisition, the Economic Survey on Wednesday called for striking a balance between the need for economic growth and costs imposed on displaced people.

• Land acquisition for Posco project halted for second day

  Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project in Jagatsinghpur district remained suspended for the second day today with protests continuing even as Posco-India expressed optimism about completion of land clearance in few days.

• Odisha halts land acquisition for Posco steel plant, withdraws police force after protests

  The Odisha government has put off the land acquisition for Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district today after protests by local villagers since the process resumed last week.

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  Tension over land acquisition at Posco site, protesters clash with police

  After being halted for more than a year, land acquisition for the showpiece Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel plant in Odisha resumed today amid clashes between police and protesters.

• Land acquisition for Posco plant begins in Odisha

  Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by the police.

• Land acquisition for Posco plant begins in Odisha

  Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant today started in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a gap of more than one year amid allegation by anti-project activists that protesters were lathicharged and detained by police.

• Land acquisition for Posco fails to take off

  Land acquisition drive for Posco steel unit project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, which was scheduled to commence from today, failed to take off.