The Orissa government on Monday strongly rebutted the findings of the four-member committee that recently submitted its report on POSCO’s proposed iron and steel plant in the state, saying all due processes had been followed and that there had been no violations of any legal provisions. Senior officers of the Orissa government, including Revenue Divisional Commissioner Pradipto Kumar Mohapatra and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Priyanath Padhi, appeared before the...
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Govt stay on Posco project to continue by Nitin Sethi
The Forest Advisory Committee of the Union Environment and forests decided on Monday to not lift the temporary stay order on the forest clearance for Posco's Integrated Steel Project at Orissa. This would imply continued stay on all activities at the Posco site. After a lengthy hearing with the state government officials present, the FAC decided to refer the possible violations of the Forest Rights Act to the Union ministry of...
More »Narmada Bachao Andolan completes 25 years by Rahi Gaikwad
The struggle had asserted the right of the people to their land, water and forests “In the Narmada valley/The fight is still on” – thus sang the people of Bhadal in Madhya Pradesh, where Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was heading a prayer meeting as part of the activities marking the completion of 25 years of the people's movement. Rallies, meetings, folk songs and dances formed part of the struggle...
More »Coal mining in Meghalaya: Child labourers in the ‘rat-holes’ by Anjuman Ara Begum
“Inside the mine everything is very fragile. Even the falling of a small rock can cause death sometimes. People from outside cannot imagine what the hell is inside the mine!” These are the words of 16-year old Muzzammal Haque who works in a coal mine in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. He is yet another example of the bonded child labour in the various coal mines in the Jaintia Hills on...
More »As POSCO hits green roadblocks, the mega project seems doomed by Saroj Mishra
As POSCO hits green roadblocks, the mega project seems doomed THE ODISHA government is trying hard not to sound defensive, after the Meena Gupta Committee report pulled it up for violating the local people’s forest rights while giving the nod to POSCO for setting up its proposed $12 billion steel plant. Earlier, a joint committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had reached the same conclusion, and reported several...
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