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MINING AND INDUSTRIALISATION 1
UPDATE, ORISSA
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIES AND MINING IN
ORISSA
Vol. 1, No. 5, May 2006
LIST OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
Editorial 1 The industrial juggrnaut moves on - it is ironical that the
News Items 3 word Juggernaut is from Orissa- the word originally came from
Jaganath, whose ratha was unstoppable. This month the footfall
Public Hearings during May 06 15 of the juggernat was to be found on the border of Angul and
Pending Projects with MOEF for Environmental Dhankal district, at the plant site of Bhushan Steel. Villagers
protesting against construction of boundary wall were beaten up,
Clearance 16 shot at and bombed by goons of the Bhushan Steel and its
contractors.
Pending Projects with MoEF for ‘Forest Clearance’ 20
Apparently, for the past one-and-a-half years, the oustees
Pending Projects with State Government 21 of the plant protested against the Bhushan Steel but none paid
heed to their demands. Around hundred families have not received
Approved Projects 24 their compensation dues. The industrial house has not yet given
Projects in-principle stage 26 connecting roads, grazing land and cremation ground to the
villagers in exchange of their land. The company disobeying the
Rejected Projects 27 order of the Collector attempted to erect a compound wall on the
Environmental Clearance Letters 30 disputed land on 20th May. The villagers rushed to protest the
same, and the security personnel and contractors hurled around 25
No developmental projects in the State have bombs on them and opened fire. Nine villagers were seriously
been granted Environmental Clearance during injured. The villagers allege that they were being terrorized by the
goons of the Company, and pointed out that the private security
the month of May agency of the company (having the sinister name of "Black
Panthers") has criminals and goons in its rolls.
Forest Clearance Letters 31 Smartly, the district administration, before the event
could blow into a Kalinga Nagar type incidence, arrested a few of
Diversion of 104.79 ha (originally proposed the Company people and tried to assuage the villagers. However,
132.94 ha) of forest land for Chromite Mining this incidence illustrates another facet of industrialization which
in Sukrangi Chromite Mines of Orissa Mining seldom comes to the front - the development of mafias around
Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Jajpur. industries and mining and the lumpenisation of the areas where
Approved on 29/3/2006 industries/mines are set up. That this is actively encouraged and
promoted by the corporate sector itself is in little doubt. These
Diversion of already broken up 70.57 ha (as mafias keep tabs on local resistance, threaten and terrorize
against the originally diverted 117.84 ha) of those protesting the disruption of their lives and society.
This process repeats itself over and over again- whether it is in
forest land for renewal of mining lease for iron- Lanjigarh, or in Kashipur or in Kalinganagar, in Keonjhar, in
ore mining in favour of M/s Lal Trades and Jharsuguda, Sundergarh or in Dhenkanal. Companies deliberately
Agencies Private Limited in Mayurbhanj. promote an "ecology of lawlessness, fear and terror" by importing
and promoting lumpenisation. These lumpens and criminals
Diversion of 232.438 ha (originally proposed 539.4047 become the storm troopers of the corporate sector, crushing
ha) of forest land in Gandhamardan Block-B for renewal resistance while the administration and law watches. Those who
of mining lease for iron-ore mining in favour of Orissa are in the movements against these projects know this first hand -
Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in District friends who go to the field and collect data on the environmental
violations by the Companies also face the threat.
Keonjhar, Orissa.
This phenomenon shows the hollowness of the claims by
Environmental protection Group, Orissa 37 the corporates about development - they outsource terror and fear
and in the process destroy democracy and the right to protest.
- Editor
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CLEARED PROJECTS IN MAY 2006
PROJECTS THAT HAVE OBTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
No developmental projects in the State have been granted Environmental
Clearance during the month of May
PROJECTS THAT HAVE OBTAINED FOREST CLEARANCES
Diversion of 104.79 ha (originally proposed 132.94 ha) of forest land for
Chromite Mining in Sukrangi Chromite Mines of Orissa Mining Corporation
(OMC) Limited in District Jajpur. Approved on 29/3/2006
Diversion of already broken up 70.57 ha (as against the originally diverted
117.84 ha) of forest land for renewal of mining lease for iron-ore mining in
favour of M/s Lal Trades and Agencies Private Limited in Mayurbhanj.
Diversion of 232.438 ha (originally proposed 539.4047 ha) of forest land in
Gandhamardan Block-B for renewal of mining lease for iron-ore mining in
favour of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Keonjhar,
Orissa.
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NEWS 3
GENERAL
INDUSTRIALISATION PROCESS TO CONTINUE: In a bid to promote small-scale industries, the Government
NAVEEN has decided to revive the store purchase system. All the
Orissa Diary Engineering Departments will be asked to purchase their
Bhubaneswar, May 07: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen products from the small-scale industries. A three members
Patnaik on Sunday said the Government would continue to committee comprising secretaries of different departments
lay stress on industrialisation programme. will look into the issue.
Even the big industries would be asked to buy the products
"We have a very ambitious industrialisation policy," said Mr
from the small scale industries and if required an MoU will
Patnaik. Those who will be ousted during the
be signed to this effect between SSI units and the big
industrialisation process will be rehabilitated with a suitable
Industrial Houses.
compensation package. The Rehabilitation and Resettlement
The industrialists also urged the Chief Minister to reserve at
Policy ( R& R) is one of the best policy in the country, Mr
least 300 acres exclusively for small-scale industries at
Patnaik averred.
Paradip and Kalinga Nagar. The delegation was led the
He further said there has been some positive move made by convener of the coordination committee of the industrial
the Orissa Government to bring peace to Kalinga Nagar and association, Sarat Sahu. Industry Minister Biswa Bhusan
the State Government is willing to expedite the fulfilment of Harichandan and senior officials of the administration
some of the demands of the Kalinga Nagar Visthapan Jan attended the meeting.
Virodhi Jana Manch.
RUSSIANS ENERGY ECOLOGY TO INVEST 2,000
INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR TO BE EXTENDED CRORE FOR POWER PLANT
FROM PARADIP TO KALINGA NAGAR Orissa Diary
Orissa Diary Bhubaneswar, May 02: The Russian have shown their keen
Bhubaneswar, May 10: To promote ancillary and interest to set up a power plant in the State. In this
downstream industries, the Government has revised its connection, a Russian Company, Energy Ecology on
decision on the Paradip-Chandikhol industrial corridor, Tuesday met the Energy Minister Surya Narayan Patrao and
which will now stretch from Paradip to Kalinga Nagar. held a detailed discussion.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting The Russian company evinced interest to set up a 500 MW
chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. power plant in the State. Though the site has not yet been
It was decided that a land bank would be created on both decided, it wants to set up the plant either in Talcher or
sides of the Express Highway connecting Paradip with Angul. For this project, the company will invest around Rs
Kalinga Nagar. Lands will be reserved for setting up of 2,000 crore.
ancillaries industries. However, the State Government laid down two conditions
It was also decided that steps would be taken to restructure before the company. The Company has to sell at least 25 per
the decaying Orissa State Financial Corporation (OSFC). cent of their production to the State and pay six paisa per-
The One-Time-Settlement (OTS) scheme would be further unit for the protection of the environment.
simplified and industrialists would be encouraged to pay It may be noted that Naba Bharat Ferroalloys was also
back their dues to the OSFC. A committee would be interested to set up 1000 MW power plant, GMR group
constituted under the Chief Secretary to look into the OTS 1000 MW. Orissa Hydro Power Corporation and MMTC is
policy of the Government. also planning to set up a 2000 MW power plant in the State.
In order to revive the sick industries in the State, a policy
will soon be formulated. The industrialists who attended the
meeting alleged that banks are continuously neglecting the
small-scale industries. ORISSA GOVT. TO SET UP THERMAL PROJECT
Later, it was decided that a meeting will be called soon WITH MMTC
under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister to reach an Orissa Diary
amicable solution on this issue. Governor of the Reserve Bhubaneswar, May 13: The Orissa government is planning
Bank will be invited to this meeting and all issues will be to set up a 2000 mw thermal power project in the state in
raised at that meeting. The banks will be urged to provide collaboration with MMTC, the Energy Minister Mr
more loans to the small scale industries. Suryanarayan Patra said on Saturday.
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The state owned Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) The spirit of freedom needs to be respected, he said, while
and MMTC would jointly set up the project, the site for citing the example of the lifestyle of Adivasis who live in
which was yet to be decided, he said here. open spaces and depend on forests. Rubbishing the Western
"Till now the entire project is in a nebulous stage," he said. model of development, he said there was no need to redefine
One of the likely sites for the project could be Kamalanga in development and economic progress at the cost of nature
Angul district close to the Talcher collieries. and environment as it is unacceptable and not inter-
Initially, two units of 500 mw each were planned with an generational.
investment of about Rs 4000 crore. Both the state Advocating local self-sufficiency, simple living and self-
government and the MMTC would have to provide Rs 600 control as against the exploitation of rivers and Earth for
crore each to get the project going. "We are ready with our cash gains, he said most of the problems faced today, be it
share of the funds," the minister said. water crisis or displacement, stem from fake Western
As per the plan under discussion, the OHPC and the development models imitated by us. The tribals protect
government owned trading company MMTC would have 51 forest, worships it and sustain their livelihood from it,
and 49 per cent equity in the project. whereas the so-called developed people treat forests as a
"The idea is to expand the state's installed capacity to meet timber mine, he explained to drive home his point.
the growing demand for electricity. The surplus can be sold Recalling the great deeds of Gandhian leaders from Orissa
outside after meeting the state's requirement," Mr Patra said. such as Gopabandhu Babu, Nabakrushna Choudhury, Malati
At present, the state-owned Orissa Power Generation Devi, Rama Devi and Manmohan Choudhury, he said they
Corporation (OPGC) has a 420 mw (210 x 2) thermal plant preached self-sufficiency and simple living.
at Ib valley in Jharsuguda district though the NTPC has two Orissa can show the path to the nation, he said, while urging
large thermal projects at Talcher and nearby Kaniha. people to take up tree cultivation and horticulture.
The PSU Nalco has a 960 mw captive thermal power plant The Governor dwelt on the problems of displacement and
(CPP), the biggest CPP in the country, at Angul close to its the need to provide the best of facilities to the displaced
smelter. people. He hoped the seminar, which was attended by Mr
Bahuguna, would throw up several valuable suggestions for
the government to improve the R & R policy.
RESPECT NATURE: BAHUGUNA
Mr Harichandan asserted that the government was
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committed to ensuring better life for the displaced people.
Bhubaneswar, May 15: Eminent social activist Sunderlal
It is natural for people to resist displacement, he said. Mr
Bahuguna today issued a firm “no” to displacement and said
Harichandan iterated that the government would not
the root cause of all such ills was the mindless adoption of
forcefully eject anybody and the gram sabha would be taken
Western models of development which focus on converting
into confidence before displacing people.
nature into “cash”.
The minister, however, noted that both sides should not take
“Sadly, we have given up our culture and tradition of co-
extreme stands and one should go about it in an atmosphere
existence with nature and treating it as divine gift for
of mutual respect and conciliation.
generations,” he added.
State Congress president Mr Jayadev Jena stressed
Speaking at a seminar titled “Right to Shelter” organised by
humanitarian considerations, adding that most tribals did not
the Vinoba Seva Pratistan here, Mr Bahuguna said men
hold land records though they had been living in places for
could not be treated as cattle and monetary compensation
generations, while Mr Mathews underlined the point that the
would not suffice when it came to displacement.
right to shelter was a birth right and the government should
The social activist was clearly on a different wave length
give up its attitude that it was the owner of all lands. Instead
from the rest of the speakers, including Governor Mr
of a confrontationist attitude, a more conciliatory effort
Rameshwar Thakur, industries minister Mr Biswabhusan
should be undertaken, he suggested. Noted academicians
Harichandan and former chief secretary Mr VS Mathews, all
and social activists took part in the deliberations, while
of whom had spoken about a proper rehabilitation and
veteran journalist R Mishra presided over the inaugural
resettlement policy.
function.
“I too am a displaced person,” he said, while narrating how
alienation from land and environment resulted in depression
and inability to contribute to society. The land, water, ORISSA LINES UP SIX PORT PROJECTS WORTH
environment and culture in which one lives and grows is SEVEN BILLION RUPEES
what makes a man, he said. The Financial Express
The social activist, however, said in extreme cases Bhubaneswar, May 15: Orissa lined up as many as six ports
displacement was unavoidable, people should be provided projects in the last one year entailing investment worth Rs
with land for land and at places close to where they lived. 7,250 crore. With a coastline of 480 km from the Bahuda
mouth in Ganjam district to the Subernarekha mouth in
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Balasore district, the state is endowed with natural and “With international trade barriers declining, the port sector
strategic port locations. is sure to get a boost in the coming years. As Orissa’s water
But, for various reasons the port sector development front is strategically located nearer the South East Asian
remained a non-starter till the beginning of the new century. nations, more ports will come up along the Orissa coast,”
The only port that could come up in the early 60s was says the state commerce and transport minister, Jay Narayan
Paradip, thanks to the then chief minister Biju Patnaik. Mishra.
Paradip Port, started in the state sector, subsequently Mr Mishra is confident investment for the remaining six
became a major port under the Centre’s initiative. In the port sites—Inchuri, Chandipur, Bahabalpur, Bahuda, Bali-
second half of the 1980s, the state developed the Gopalpur Harchandi, Palur—would come soon.
fishing jetty as a fair-weather port. But, due to
mismanagement, fund problems and lack of cargo, the port
closed down.
IDCO ALLOTS OVER 12,000 ACRES OF LAND TO
The state has identified 12 sites, of which, port construction
INDUSTRIAL HOUSE
at Dhamra and Gopalpur is in advanced stages.
Orissa Diary
While Dhamra Port is being developed by Dhamra Port
Bhubaneswar, May 18: The Orissa Industrial Infrastructure
Company Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between L&T and Tata
Development Corporation (IDCO) allotted more than
Steel, the Gopalpur project has been bagged by the Orissa
12,000 acres of land for MoU-based industries in the State.
Stevedore’s Ltd-led consortium of Hong Kong-based Nobel
A total of 9,166 acres have been allotted for MoU-based
Group and Sara International. The Dhamra Port Company
steel projects and 2,876 acres for three MoU-based
proposes to invest Rs 1,674 crore to build up a cargo
aluminium projects. So far 12, 042 acres of land has been
handling capacity of 15 million tonne per annum (mtpa) in
allotted, out of which 3,436 acres are Government land and
the first phase.
8,606 private land.
Orissa Stevedore’s Ltd is planning to invest Rs 800 crore in
Besides, IDCO has also procured and handed over 875 acres
the first phase to handle 5.5 mtpa from the fourth year
of Government land for Dhamra Port Limited for the
onwards. In the second phase, the plan is to enhance
development of the port. IDCO is also acquiring 2000 acres
capacity to 15 mtpa over a six year period. The concessional
of private land as requisition made by Dhamra Port Limited.
agreement for the Gopalpur project is likely to be signed
Moreover, 300 acres of land to 342 small scale industries
between the state and the private developer early next
(SSIs) in 34 Industrial Estates has been allotted in 2005-06.
month.
With this a total of 2, 995 acres of land has been allotted by
Despite the controversy surrounding Posco’s proposed
IDCO to 2, 200 units since its inception. Besides 934 SSI
captive port concept, the South Korean steel major is
units have been provided 1269 sheds cumulatively.
seemingly going ahead full steam. Posco plans to develop a
However, to facilitate prompt availability of land, IDCO
captive port at Jatadhari, the Mahanadi Mouth about 10 km
maintains a Land Bank. It has more than 3810 acres of land
south of Paradip Port with an investment of $900 million.
available in the Land Bank in all districts of the State. It is
Posco’s project is to eventually have a capacity of 20 mtpa.
also in the process of acquiring more than 2000 acres of
Essel Mining and Industries Ltd, an Aditya Birla group
land for its Land Bank. Land is being procured for Special
company, has formally applied to the state government to
Tourism Area at Sipasurubali, Puri, Apparel Park in
develop a captive port at Chudamani in Ganjam district. An
Daleiput, Khurda, IT Park at Gothapatna and Analapatna,
in-principle approval is awaited. The promoter plans to start
Handloom and Handicraft Cluster at Gothapatna, Growth
with barge operations initially. The port will be built to
Centre at Jharsuguda, IDD Centre at Paradip, Rayagada and
handle 4 mtpa of cargo with an investment of Rs 720 crore.
Khurda.
Chennai-based Creative Infrastructure has shown interest to
IDCO has decided to develop a Land Bank for ancillary and
develop a commercial port at Astarang in Puri district. The
downstream industries near steel and aluminium clusters
company plans to develop the project jointly with the
between Sambalpur and Jharsuguda, Chandikhol and
Kolkata-based leasing and financing firm Srei International.
Paradip, Dhenkanal and Angul and between Rayagada and
The Jharkhand government has expressed its willingness to
Koraput.
develop a captive port in Orissa.
Sources in the government told FE that the Jharkhand
industries secretary, Santosh Satpathy, has formally
discussed the project with the Orissa principal secretary, VISA STEEL PLANS 14-BLN-RUPEE EXPANSION IN
commerce and transport, Raj Laxmi. The land-locked ORISSA
neighbouring state, which has lined up scores of steel Orissa Diary
projects, is keen on the Subarnarekha mouth (Kirtania) site Kolkata, May 23: Visa Steel Ltd. plans to expand its steel-
in Balasore district for this project. making capacity in Orissa by over 31 percent to 200,000
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tonnes per year at a cost of 14 billion rupees, a top company state, be it at Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda or Koraput
official said on Tuesday. districts had a common strain ~ against mindless mining,
The expansion, funded through a combination of debt, industrialisation and the consequent displacement.
equity and internal accruals, includes setting up ferro SNS reports from Dhenkanal: Thousands of people of
chrome, sponge iron, special and stainless steel plants and a Sarpa, Raghunathpur, Nuagaon and Khadakprasad staged
50-megawatt waste-heat recovery plant, Managing Director demonstrations raising a charter of 13 demands for the
Vishal Agarwal said. peripheral development works and raised slogans against
The site of the expansion would be close to the company's Bhusan steel & Strips Ltd. They also protested against the
existing plant at Kalinganagar in Orissa and production is firing and bombing incident of 20 May. The protesters
slated to begin from December 2007. locked up the plant and detained vehicles on the way to the
On March 17, Visa listed on the BSE and its shares touched company for several hours. Their demands include drinking
a high of 61 rupees, an over-seven percent premium to its water facility, construction of road, land in lieu of the
initial offer price of 57 rupees. "Markets are very volatile. grazing ground and cremation ground acquired by the
Things are changing at the moment. With our strong company. They threatened to stop construction works and
showing, we are confident of coming back with a bang," activities if their demands were not met immediately.
Agarwal told media. The agitation was called off after the officials of the
Earlier in the day, the company had reported a net profit of company and authorities had promised to discuss their
21.89 million rupees for the Jan-March quarter, from 10.23 demands on 3 June. Four employees, who had been
million rupees a year ago. retrenched by the company, were asked to apply afresh and
mention reasons through proper channel for their
reinduction. Massive police deployment was made to avert
any untoward incident. The district administration yesterday
IIFC TO AID ORISSA IN DEVELOPMENT
held parleys with the villagers and shared their concern over
PROJECTS
the failure of the company in fulfilling certain commitments
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relating to the periphery development work. Significantly,
Bhubneswar, May 26: Taking the Orissa Government's
though there were allegations that two persons have been
progress into account, Indian Infrastructure Finance
missing since the violence on 20 May, nobody has
Company Limited has come forward to help the
approached the police in this regard. Superintendent of
Government.
police Mr Bhakta Ballav Das today confirmed that an FIR
In this connection, Chairman of the Corporation SS Kohli
had been lodged against the industrialist, Mr Mahima Misra
sent a letter to the Chief Secretary of the State, Suba Pani.
in connection with the incident on 20 May.
Kohli urged the State Government to send the lists of the
According to the district authorities, 1,526 affected families
detailed projects that are going to be taken up by the
of Shivpur, Narendrapur, Nuagaon, Raghunathpur and
Government in the coming three years.
Sarapa villages in Dhenkanal and 137 families of Talbahal
It will provide necessary basic knowledge for infrastructure
and Ganthigadia villages in Angul have been divided into
development and funds for it. It may be noted that this is an
different categories. About 874 have been recently provided
undertaking of the Government of India. It provides
with photo identity cards by the authorities for proper
assistance for water supply projects, urban infrastructure
identification of the affected persons.
development, surface transport, Information and
In Jajpur, tribals leading the agitation since 2 January police
Technology and e-Governance and area development.
firing in which 13 were killed today received a shot in their
The company has successful implemented the Delhi-Noida
arm as several organisations from different districts joined a
roadway project, Bangalore airport project and many other
meeting held by women folk, SNS adds. Meanwhile, the
projects in states like Andhra , Tamilnadu and Gujrat.
administration has got a jolt when the agitating tribals
The organisation is supported by central Bank of India,
refused to receive the severed palms today despite the fact
HDFC, UTI and different Government agencies. The
that they had agreed to do so earlier. The tribals raised
financial instruction from Japan and America provide the
doubts over the palms and alleged that they were
necessary fundings.
decomposed. In one of the most inhuman acts, palms of five
tribals, who were gunned down by the police on 2 January,
had been severed at the hospital during postmortem. The
OUTRAGE AGAINST DISPLACEMENT SPREADS incident had outraged the world. Tribals have been
Statesman News Service demanding return of the palms. The administration, which is
Bhubaneswar, May 23: Displacement and industrial constantly negotiating with the tribals, was hopeful of
activity-related protests continued to rock the state today. brokering peace. It was expected that the tribals would take
Anger voiced in different parts, spreading across the entire
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the palms and also lift the four- month-old road blockade. The Tatas are, in fact, the only company to have announced
The tribals on their part did not oblige the administration. that they would place orders for a 6-m-tonne plant in Orissa
Villagers, who had paralysed movement of coal for over one by June or July. The Tatas have also acquired land in Orissa.
week in January this year, threatened to revive their Tata Steel MD B Muthuraman, however, had recently
economic blockade agitation alleging that their demands had announced that the company has identified the area where
not been fulfilled as yet, SNS adds from Jharsuguda. The they intend to set up the plant. He further said that the
villagers affected by the Belpahar open cast mines of MCL Jharkhand project is progressing on schedule.
are demanding jobs to the displaced persons. Though MCL JSW Steel is also yet to make much progress on the
has given jobs , the villagers have been saying that at least Jharkhand project. An industry source said that it is on
500 have been left out. They disrupted movement of coal account of lack of commitment from the Jharkhand
today. Five platoons of police force have been deployed in government to provide mines to feed such a large project.
the area. Mittal Steel is also faced with the same problem. An official
Thousands of tribal men and women staged an armed from the company told ET availability of iron ore mines is
demonstration at Semiliguda in Koraput district protesting critical for the project. The company was earlier offered a
against the permission given to Hindalco for starting mining part of the Chiria mine. However, strong opposition from
activity in the bauxite rich region of Maliparvat, according SAIL to parting with the mine has forced the government to
to SNS. Men and women from the affected villages look for other mines. Mittal Steel official said the firm has
submitted a memorandum to the block development officer verbally been asked to carry out prospecting at another site.
demanding the scrapping of the resolution of the palli sabha "This place is so thickly forested, its difficult to even carry
which allowed the company to begin its mining activities. out prospecting here," the official said. Interestingly,
They termed it as meaningless as, according to them, there bureaucrats from states such as Jharkhand and Orissa have
was no involvement of the local people in the palli sabha. similar answers to the problem. "The firms should start
They also demanded a stay on the resolution of the zilla work on the project. Only then can we recommend mines
parishad , which had approved to allow the company to lift for their projects," said an official from Orissa government.
the soil from the mountain. People asked the administration "As per rules, once the firm places orders for 20% of plant
to withdraw any leasing order in favour of the company in and equipment then they can be recommended for mining
connection with Maliparvat. People for the first time came leases," the official added. "How can we present our lenders
out on the roads with sickles and swords in their hands with a bankable project if mines are not allotted," said an
indicating the seriousness of the movement. The official from a steel firm. It's a chicken and egg situation,
demonstration was brought out by Maliparvat Surakhya said the official. Officials from some of the steel firms
Samiti, in the presence of the president of Lokashakti which are setting up a mid size plant in Orissa said the
Abhiyan, Prafulla Samantray and ex-MLA of Pottangi, Mr delays are mainly due to indecision by the state.
Ramchandra Kadam. Maliparvat, being the life line for "We have identified the land and we have proposed to buy it
many villages , carries much importance to the tribal people out, but the government is yet to state its position on this,"
of the region, Mr Anand Kirsani, the president of the said a senior official from a Mumbai-based steel company.
Surakhya Sami Steel projects are also suffering because of lack of firm
rehabilitation and resettlement policies. Rehabilitation
packages are inadequate, said a company official and added
the companies can only go by government policies. "All we
STEEL PROJECTS HIT A WALL AT EVERY TURN
can do train people so that they can earn for better
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livelihood," he said the official.
MUMBAI, May16: Large steel projects, announced with
The government has to acquire the land, he added. The
much fanfare last year, are in danger of being delayed due to
government has put in place firm policies and guidelines for
procedural hurdles, stiff local opposition and insufficient
R&R and environmental issue, the industry official said
and arbitrary allocation of iron ore mines. The projects
include that of the LN Mittal Group, Essar, JSW Steel and
even Posco.
The largest of the projects are yet to place orders for even
plant and machinery. Neither Posco, Mittal Steel, JSW Steel BHADRAK
and Tata Steel have placed orders for plant and machinery GOVT. DECIDE NEW R&R POLICY
for the large projects that they have announced. FOR DHAMRA PORT DISPLACED
Each of the four companies have announced projects of over Orissa Diary
10m tonne per annum. While Posco has planned to set up a Bhubaneswar, May 17: The State Government on
12m tonne project in Orissa, the Tatas, JSW and Mittal Steel Wednesday reviewed the works of the Dhamra Port. The
have announced similar projects in Jharkhand. meeting was chaired by Revenue Minister Monmohan
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Samal and attended by the Commerce and Transport villagers. The Black Panther security agency engaged by the
Minister Jaynaryan Mishra. It was decided that all those company, they alleged, has people of doubtable integrity on
displaced due to the construction port will be rehabilitated its rolls.
under the new Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Digambar Parida, who received a bullet injury on his belly,
Policy. It may be noted that the R&R policy formulated by said when the villagers came to know that United
the Government is considered to be the best in the entire Construction Company on direction of the vice-president of
country. Bhushan Steel was erecting a compound wall on the
The Port will require 2033.47 acres of land for the railway disputed land, they rushed to the site and asked them not to
connectivity. Meanwhile, the Government has acquired proceed with the work.
272.34 acres of lands in the 10 villages for the railway The workers initially stopped work on request. But they re-
network. The Government directed the officials to start the started it at about 3 pm despite protests. When around 300
work of the port immediately. The port authority has villagers congregated at the place, the company workers and
assured the Government that they would soon start the sand construction company supervisors hurled around 25 hand
filling work. bombs on them and opened fire.
At least nine persons had been hospitalised with severe
injuries. Subal Behera and Baji Senapati among the
agitating villagers are still missing.
DHENKANAL
BHUSAN STEEL TO FINALISE
DEAL WITH OUSTEES TODAY DISPLACED VILLAGERS PROTEST LAND
Orissa Diary GRABBING BY BHUSHAN STEEL
Bhubaneswar, May 21: President of Sasitanu Nagar Pioneer News Service
Unnayan Mahasangh Raghunath Patra said at a Press Dhenkanal, May 25: [Villagers have] protested against the
conference here that if the management of Bhusan Steel and company's alleged land grabbing by terrorising villagers,
Strips did not bring a change in their attitude and approach, even before completion of rehabilitation norms.
another Kalinga Nagar incident would be repeated in the The affected villagers alleged that Bhushan Steel already
industrial belt. had occupied their grazing lands, ponds, cremation ground
He said the Sasitanu Uranayan Mahasangha has been and connecting roads and in exchange the company
constituted to protect the interests of the land losers of seven allegedly lodged FIRs against them on several false criminal
villages in Sarpa, Raghunathpur and Nua GPs. charges when they used the roads in case of emergency.
The district administration has issued a final warning to the Apart from demanding employment and suitable
steel company to seal a pact with the villagers in the engagements to each displaced family in Bhushan Steel and
presence of the administration on Monday. Strips, the villagers demanded stringent action against the
Dhenkanal Police have arrested vice-president of Bhusan officials and contractor, who hatched the conspiracy and
Steel, Paras Singh, AGM Sanjeeb Behera, personal officer organised the fatal attack on the villagers on Sunday.
Nabin Singh, security officer BB Naik and PRO Ramayan Besides, the other demands are equal compensation for their
Upadhaya. Four workers of the United Construction land without any discrepancy, opening of a second gate at
Company have also been taken into custody. the south side of the plant, facing towards village Sarapa
For the past one-and-a-half years, the oustees staged several and Raghunathpur, withdrawal of false cases, which was
demonstrations and sat on many a dharna in front of the lodged by Bhushan Steel authorities and employment
proposed industry and the Assembly but the management of guarantee to the minor nominees of the displaced families.
Bhushan Steel paid no heed to their demands. The demonstrators ended their agitation after high level
They have given several dates before the RDC and the officials of Bhushan Steel assured to consider their demands
District Collector but nothing has come out of these, Patra sympathetically within a month. Bhushan officials said the
alleged. Regarding yesterday's incident, one of the advisers villagers demand will be considered in a meeting in the
of the land losers' Mahasangh, Minaketan Amat said around presence of the district officials.
hundred families have not received their compensation dues. Meanwhile, the district administration of Dhenkanal called a
The industrial house has not yet given connecting roads, coordination meeting with the land losers at Dhenkanal
grazing land and cremation ground to the villagers in Collectorate on Tuesday.
exchange of their land, which the industry has got. District Collector Usha Padhee said that district
But the company disobeying the order of the Collector administration will bear all the treatment cost to the
attempted to erect a compound wall on the disputed land. villagers injured in attack by the contractor's workers and
Another adviser of the land losers, Loknath Bhutia, alleged security guards.
the officials of Bhushan Steel hired goons to terrorise the
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Padhee also assured villagers that rehabilitation process will A compensation advisory committee will be formed in the
be completed with mutual discussions and according to soon for the said purpose," said Soo Jung Kim, public
Government norms. District administration will look into relations officer of Posco.
village roads construction and assured that it will be Cho said Posco will use water from Jobra barrage at Cuttack
completed before monsoon. Bhushan Steel will spend the for its proposed steel plant for which the farmers will not be
required amount towards peripheral development of the affected.
district. About 60 million iron ore will be imported from abroad,
Padhee urged the villagers to maintain peace and cooperate especially from Brazil and Australia. Posco will take only
with the administration to create an environment for five per cent of the required iron ore from Orissa. As the
industrial growth in the district. Alumina content is high in Orissa's iron ore for which it will
According to official sources, 1,526 affected families of not produce good quality of steel.
Dhenkanal district and 137 affected families of Angul
district have been categorised in A, B, C and D categories
and only 874 displaced villagers have received photo
identity card so far. POSCO REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE
Statesman News Service
Paradip, May 10: South Korean steel major Posco today
sought to allay fears over several issues, including
JAGATSINGHPUR apprehensions over the future of Paradip Port Trust and the
POSCO WILL START ITS WORK environment, while firmly committing itself to the welfare
FROM JAN 2007 of local people by implementing the rehabilitation and
Orissa Diary resettlement (R&R) policy.
Paradip, May 10: South Korean steel company Posco will In a significant step, Posco officials headed by the
start its work at the proposed site under Kujang tehsil from company's India chief, Mr Soung Sik Cho, interacted with
January 2007, said the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the media for the first time and also spoke to a few local
Posco India, Soung Sik Cho on Wednesday at a Press people. The importance of today's move by the South
conference at Paradip. Posco has sought the help of the Goa- Korean company can be judged from the fact that it had
based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) for the stayed away from Paradip and villages nearby till date due
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) to set up its captive to the vitiated atmosphere after controversies and protests.
port at the Jatadhari river mouth, 10 km from Paradip, said Breaking the ice, through a well-planned public relations
Cho. exercise, Posco officials took questions from the local media
Posco has also sought the help of Consulting Engineering here and explained the company's plans. "We want to make
Services (CES) and Denmark based Danish Hydraulic Orissa the industrial hub of the country and 98 per cent of
Institute (DHI) to conduct survey work for EIA to establish the workforce in the plant will comprise locals," Mr Soung
the captive port. said. He also said the company would invest on a railway
Cho also said the proposed captive port will not hamper the line connecting the port.
trade and revenue of the Paradip Port. The Company will Thousands of people will be directly employed, he said,
save 20 percent of the infrastructure cost after setting up of adding that at least 48,000 jobs will be created.
the captive port. Cargo and logistics handling will be He was confident of meeting time schedules as far as
operated through the existing Paradip Port. completion of the first phase by 2010 was concerned.
In the future, Paradip and its nearby areas will grow as the With regard to the vexed problem of displacement, he
centre of the manufacturing industry and the port at Paradip referred to Posco's track record in safeguarding the interest
is expected to be the main handler, said Cho. of the displaced people. Both at Pohang and Gawangyang
About 470 families will be displaced in Kujanga tehasil for plants in South Korea, the oustees have been rehabilitated
setting up the Posco .The Posco Steel Plant will be set up in and resettled to the satisfaction of all concerned, he claimed.
4004 acres of land. Faced with a barrage of questions on the proposed,
Posco has also sought the help of Tata Institute of Social dedicated port at the Jatadhari estuary and its impact on both
Sciences (TISS) in order to design a fair, suitable and Paradip Port and the environment, Mr Soung said the
reasonable package in compliance with the Relief and proposed port would not hamper the business interests of
Rehabilitation policy of the Government. "We are planning Paradip Port Trust.
to first complete the socio-economic survey and find out the A scientific and technical study is being done by three
needs of the displaced, in order to design a suitable package independent agencies to ensure that the proposed captive
within the designated scope of compensation. port at the Jatadhari does not harm the wetlands of this
coastal region and its environment, he added.
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The water requirement for the mega plant will be drawn Daitari-Banspani line (155 km) — being constructed by Rail
from Jobra barrage of the Mahanadi river and there will be Vikas Nigam Ltd, as well as Haridaspur-Paradip line (82
little effect on the irrigation points and water bodies of km) — being built by an SPV, to transport the ore to be
Taladanda canal as was being apprehended by some people. mined.
There is no cause of worry for fishermen as the plant would The company will also be required to construct railway
hardly draw 0. 07 per cent of the water resource available sidings, totalling about 40 km, in the mining areas and the
from Jobra barrage, Mr Soung said. plant level on its own. Thus the total length of the railway
The government had demarcated the land needed for Posco line needed to facilitate Posco's operation is estimated at
to start the project and the land acquisition process is likely about 250 km.
to be completed soon, he said. The rail network for Posco is being planned mainly to
Environment impact assessments have started and reputed transport raw materials to the plant, though the network
institutes such as the National Institute of Oceanography, could also be used to move limited quantities of finished
Consultancy of Engineering Services of India and Danish products for the domestic market and slag.
Hydrocolic Institute of Denmark are working on it. This is because the bulk of the finished products is proposed
With fear of displacement haunting them, residents of to be exported. RITES study is being undertaken with the
Dhinkia today held a meeting to coincide with Mr Soung assumption that Posco will have its own captive port at
visit to Paradip. The anti-Posco leaders raised slogans Paradip, though the port issue — whether there will be a
against the proposed plant with trade union activists Mr captive port or the existing Paradip port should be used by
Mayadhar Nayak and Mr Abhaya Sahu exhorting the the Korean firm, has not yet been resolved satisfactorily. A
audience not to give an inch of their land for the project. committee is to examine the whole gamut of relevant issues.
The often-raised slogan at a meeting place such as this is: The Railways, it might be recalled, issued RTC for Dhamra
"Amara pana, mina, dhana amathu kei chadhai paribe nahin project, another port project in Orissa, in 1997. However,
(No one can snatch our betel, paddy and fishing-induced the project has undergone many changes since then.
economy"). They rejected the RR policy initiatives With a change in the promoters, the cargo profile of the port
announced by the state government. too has changed. Dhamra Port Company, a joint venture
between Tata Steel and L&T, has to construct 62 km of
railway line from Bhadrak — located on the Howrah-
Chennai mainline — to the port site on its own. However,
RAILWAY CLEARS POSCO TRANSPORTATION the financial closure for the project is yet to take place.
PROJECT Inquiries further reveal that the Railways is yet to receive
Orissa Diary any concrete proposal for constructing railway line for the
New Delhi, May 17: The Railway Ministry has given the Gopalpur port project (also in Orissa), though it is presumed
rail transportation clearance (RTC) for Posco's steel project, that about 50 km of railway line may have to be constructed
proposed to be launched at Paradip in Orissa. between Chatrapur — located on the Howrah-Chennai main
Pohang Steel Company (Posco), the Korean steel company, line — and Gopalpur.
plans to transport 35 million tonnes (mt) of iron ore from The Orissa Government is yet to award the contract to the
Keonjhar area in Orissa, 13 mt of limestone from Satna in promoter of the project, it is learnt.
Madhya Pradesh and an equal quantity of dolomite from
Birmitrapur, also in Orissa, by rail.
The detailed feasibility report on rail transportation for the
project is being prepared by Rail India Technical and IFFCO TO INVEST RS 400 CR IN ORISSA PLANT
Economic Services (RITES). However, the report will be in Orissa Diary
three phases. The first phase, based on Posco's plan to build New Delhi, May 18: The Indian Farmers Fertiliser
four-mt capacity, will be ready either by the end of this Cooperative (IFFCO) will invest Rs 400 crore to increase its
month or early next month, according to Railways sources. urea production capacity by 5.42 lakh tonnes, besides
The reports for phases II and III, each of four-mt capacity, planning to raise about Rs 1,200 crore through external
will be prepared subsequently. commercial borrowings (ECBs).
But the problem is that Posco is yet to sign the mining lease IFFCO would also invest Rs 100 crore for revamping the
agreement with the Orissa Government, and hence the exact Paradeep plant in Orissa, which it took over from Oswals.
mining areas are yet to be identified. Precisely for the same "We will invest Rs 400 crore this fiscal to increase our urea
reason, the length of the railway siding in the mining area is production capacity to 42 lakh tonnes from 37 lakh tonnes,"
yet to be determined. IFFCO Managing Director Mr U S Awasthi said.
It is presumed that Posco will get the mining rights in the The expansion for raising urea production capacity would
Keonjhar area, rich in iron ore reserve, and will use the be done at the Phulpur and Amla plants in Uttar Pradesh.
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The investment of Rs 100 crore for the Paradeep plant Govindapur, Nolisahi and Nuagaon villages where people
would be in addition to the Rs 200 crore that has already were asked to share their views on the proposed mega steel
been invested for revamping and Rs 2,300 crore spent for plant and also speak about their apprehensions. Livelihood
the take over. issues as well as those related to environment and the
On the proposed ECBs, Mr Awasthi said the company has promises made in the Resettlement and Rehabilitation
already taken a loan of Rs 2,000 crore from ICICI Bank for policy figured prominently in the discussions. Students like
acquiring the Paradeep plant, of which about Rs 1200 crore Bikash Nayak narrated the plight of the displaced people in
bridge loan would be substituted by $250 million ECBs. the nearby areas. Many, who lost land to the Oil Refinery in
On the source of funding to carry out Rs 500 crore Paradip or the NINL in Jajpur, are now beggars or migrant
expansion plan, he said, this would be done through internal labourers, he pointed out.
accruals. Villagers expressed concern over the loss of livelihood in
Mr Awasthi said the Paradeep plant would run at 100 per terms of sustained income that they are getting from paddy
cent capacity from early next year and is expected to cultivation, betel vines, fishing and cashew plantation. They
produce 15.75 lakh tonnes fertilisers by the end of this felt that the cash compensation of Rs 6,000 per decimal area
fiscal. under betel vine was meager. Similarly, the offer of jobs
IFFCO's turnover jumped by 35 per cent to Rs 9,943 crore was also rejected by the people as they were in favour of
with Rs 341 crore net profit for 2005-06. pursuing agriculture. "From land owners and farmers one
cannot expect us to become landless labourers or peons in
companies," the student leaders said. Villagers like Babuli
Rout were vociferous in their protests against the proposed
PETRO CHEMICAL COMPLEX AT PARADIP displacement.
SOON: C.S.SAHU
Orissa Diary
Bhubaneswar, May 25: A petrochemical complex with an
estimated investment of Rs 47,000 crore will be set up at
Paradip, Union Minister of State for Labour and JAJPUR
Employment Chandra Sekhar Sahu said here on TATA STEEL TO START WORK ON
Wednesday. 6-MILLION-TONNE ORISSA PLANT
Adressing media here he said that the Centre in principle Express News Service
has agreed to set up the project involving the Indian Oil Mumbai, May 10: India's largest private sector steel firm
Corporation and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would Tata Steel said it will start construction of its Orissa plant in
lay the foundation stone. two months as it finished acquiring land from the
Asked about the Paradip oil refinery project whose government.
foundation was laid by the then Prime Minister A B The project had run into controversy after police shot dead
Vajpayee at Paradip, the Union Labour and Employment nine tribals in January after a protest against land acquisition
Minister said the UPA government would come out with a for the project turned violent in Jajpur, some 100 km north
revised project in a big way at Paradip. of Bhubaneswar, Orissa’s capital.
Sahu said he had requested the Prime Minister to come to ‘‘The locals are not protesting the projects. It’s the outside
Paradip and lay the foundation stone of the project which elements. We are taking care of all these 700 families and
would fulfill the aspiration of the people of the state. will see to it that their standards of living get better in the
To a question, the Union Minister said the controversy over coming years with higher income generation,’’ the MD of
the setting up of Indian Institute of Sciences (IIS) in Tata Steel B. Muthuraman said.
Bhubaneswar would be put to rest as the Prime Minister and The acquisition of 3,000 acres land for Rs 15,000 crore
the HRD Minister had given positive indication to his project cost the company around Rs 60-70 crore and the
representation. steel major is in the process of rehabilitating the 700
displaced families — named Tata Steel Parivar.
The rehab programme, Muthuraman said will be the best in
the country with Tata Steel monitoring the progress of these
UTKAL STUDENTS JOIN ANTI-POSCO STIR families month-by-month. ‘‘The government has announced
Statesman News Service a rehabilitation policy and enhanced compensation several
Jagatsinghpur, May 25: A group of students from Utkal times. We are working on strategies to ensure them a better
University joined the activists of the Rastriya Yuva livelihood,’’ Muthuraman added.
Sangathan and Nav Nirman Samiti ~ spearheading the anti- With the beginning of construction, the company is on track
Posco movement ~ and interacted with the villagers here to commission the first phase of its 6-million-tonne plant by
recently. It was an open forum of sorts at Dhinkia, 2009.
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Apart from Orissa, Tata Steel is also setting up greenfield guided by some outside elements. No amount of persuasion
plants in Jharkhand and in Bastar, Chhattisgarh costing Rs could convince them. The district administration would now
40,000 crore and Rs 12,000 crore, respectively. The 5- try to isolate the "outsiders", he added.
million-tonne Chhattisgarh plant is expected to be
commissioned by 2010 while 12-million-tonne Jharkhand
project will be ready by 2011.
On the law and order problems due to agitation by Maoists, MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECT PLANNED FOR
Muthuraman said the genesis of these problems are due to KALINGA NAGAR
lack of any income generation programmes. ‘‘Even these Pioneer News Service
people realise that the project will help the development of Bhubaneswar, May 26: Kalinga Nagar Industrial Area is
region. We never had any problems with them in any of our projected to be developed for a population of over 10 lakh
plants,’’ he said. The company would fund the new projects by 2025 and it will be extended to 177 square kilometer.
and expansion of its Jamshedpur project through internal This is the vision envisaged by the State Government.
accrual and borrowing. ‘‘We have enough cash flow and In this connection, Lea Associates of South Asia in
have a borrowing plan in place. There are no plans for a association with the School of Planning and Architect, New
rights issue,’’ he said.On Wednesday, Tata Steel shares Delhi and the Centre for Environment and Planning (CEPT)
ended 1.2 per cent higher at Rs 667.85. presented a vision document to the Chief Minister for the
development of KNIA.
It may be noted that the State Government had asked the
Industrial Development Corporation (IDCO) to choose a
PALMS FIND NO TAKERS planner of international repute who could provide master
Telegraph (Calcutta) plan for the KNIA belt. The IDCO has chosen Lea
Bhubaneswar, May 23: The tribals of Kalinga Nagar today Associates for this project.
dealt a blow to the government by refusing to accept the As per the vision document, about 134 villages would come
chopped palms of five anti-displacement protesters killed in under the industrial area. Now 112 villages have been
the January 2 firing.The refusal came on the grounds that included under the industrial area. As per the plan, another
the palms looked pale and did not go with the bodies of 10,000 hectares will be acquired in a phased manner by the
those killed. Government and would be handed over to the Kalinga
Had the tribals accepted the palms, it could have given the Nagar Development authorities.
government a great deal of bargaining power to make the As per the plan, the Kalinga Nagar would be set up in 177
Adivasis remove the Daitari-Paradip expressway blockade. square km, out of which 54 square km would be reserved
Doctors at the Jajpur district hospital had reportedly cut the for township and the industrial area would be set up in 97
palms of Ram Gagrai, Ati Jamuda, Landu Jarika, Bhagaban square kilometer. Besides, 20 sq km will be reserved for the
Sae and Mukuta Bankira to obtain fingerprints as the faces public utility service.
of the five tribals were disfigured. A horseshoe region plan will be established. The horseshoe
The Jajpur district administration recently asked the tribals shaped region will cover Ballar Square of Angul to
to collect the palms from the same hospital on May 18. But Bamarapal to Nirgundi Square-Chandikhol and Jajpur.
the villagers did not turn up and postponed the collection to Maximum development will be taken up in this region.
today. After receiving the chopped palms, they were As per the plan, a structural plan will be developed to set up
supposed to conduct a mass cremation at Birbhumi, the a Central East Zone. The Zone will cover Goplapur, Angul
same place where the 13 slain tribals were laid to rest. and Paradip. The associates will submit a master plan for
Three relatives of Jamuda, Jarika and Banira reached the Kalinga Nagar area in July.
hospital this afternoon to collect the palms. But they soon Meanwhile, the Government has decided to shift the District
changed their mind. Nati Angrai, a tribal leader, said the Industrial Centre from Jagatpur to Kalinga Nagar. A full-
palms had become swollen and pale. "How could we accept time planner will be appointed in this office.
the palms which were beyond recognition? They (doctors) Prof HB Singh of Lee Associates, Barendra Paul of School
even peeled off the skin from the palms." Upen Jamuda, the of Architect and Planning and Utpal Sharma of CEPT gave
father of Ati Jamuda, alleged that the palms could have the presentation before the Chief Minister.
belonged to some other person. "The roadblock would Industry Minister Biswa Bhusana Harichandan, Finance
continue," Angrai said. Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai, Chief Secretary Subas
Jajpur district welfare officer Shivaji Bhuyan, who was Pani, Industry Secretary Gokul Pati, CMD, IDCO LN Gupta
assigned the handover job, said: "They were not ready to and others were present on this occasion.
listen to us." A disappointed Arabinda Padhee, the Jajpur
collector, said: "This proves that their agitation is being
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being converted to regular Revenue Patta (Records of Right)
JHARSUGUDA and till date 954 cases involving an area of 2,247.33 acre
VEDANTA ALUMINA'S PLANT have been regularized. Quoting the report, the Union
APPROVED minister maintained that the remaining cases are scheduled
Orissa Diary for regularization by the end of May, 2006.
Bhubaneswar, May 30: A high-level committee, under the
chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday Payment of compensation to Jhankars/Chowkidars in 101
approved the Vedanata Alumina's proposed smelter plant at cases for an amount of Rs.2,43,284 was pending. An
Jharsuguda. The project will cover a cost of Rs 3000 crore. amount of Rs.12, 424 in 9 cases have been paid till date
The high-level committee also discussed the setting up of after verification of all records. The remaining 92 cases of
the proposed Nab Bharat Private Limited, Mahandai Urban Sambalpur District are awaiting settlement. The State
Power Company and GMR Energy Private Limited power Government of Orissa constituted a High Power Committee
plants in Orissa. in 1992 which recommended for payment of Ex-gratia at the
Chief Minister Patnaik directed officials to expedite the rate of Rs.10,000/- to the remaining DPs. The State
process so that the MoU can be signed with the companies. Government approved the recommendation and sanctioned
The State Government will get at least Rs 150 crore from Rs.1.00 crore for payment of Ex-gratia. Out of this, Ex-
each plant. The Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik also gratia of Rs.83,78,857 has been paid till date. A special cell
stressed on afforestration near the plant area. has been constituted in the Sambalpur Collectorate to carry
out the decision of the State Government and the matter is
regularly reviewed by the State Government to take
necessary steps.
SAMBALPUR
RATHI UDYOG’S SAMBALPUR UNIT
TO BE READY BY DEC MCL LAND OUSTEES RESORT TO ECONOMIC
Orissa Diary BLOCKADE
Bhubaneswar, May 20: Leading long steel products Sambad
manufacturer Rathi Udyog Ltd. On Friday said its integrated Sambalpur, May 24: Coal production and transportation
steel project at Sambalpur will be ready this year and were paralysed as hundreds of land oustees on Tuesday
generate revenues from the last quarter of 2006-07. resorted to economic blockade at several places in
‘Work is in full swing at the project site. The project will go Jharsuguda district demanding job to the land oustees of the
onstream in another six months,’ company’s chief executive Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). Residents of 16
Udit Rathi told reporters here. villages, including Chharla, Khairkuni, Ubuda, Tingismal
The Orissa project will have facilities to manufacture and Usraloi, who lost their land for coal production by
150,000 tonnes of sponge iron and 150,000 tonnes of steel MCL, sat on dharna braving scorching heat, in five places in
billets along with a 20 mw captive power plant. Lakhanpur and Ib valley mines area to stop coal
Rathi Udyog is investing a total of Rs.2.77 billion for the transportation.
integrated Orissa project and for expansion at its plant in MCL sources admitted that transportation and production of
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. ‘Expansion work at Ghaziabad coal in the Lakhanpur and Ib mines had been paralysed. In
has already been completed,’ Rathi said. Lakhanpur alone production of nearly 42,000 mt of coal was
affected. Jharsuguda police said the agitators have blocked
railway sidings at Ubuda, Lajkura and Jorabaga. MCL
authority said if the blockade continued for another four/five
REGULAR REVENUE PATTA FOR ALL HIRAKUD days the power houses of the country, including Odisha
DISPLACED PERSONS Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) at Banharpalli,
Orissa Diary would suffer major setback in generating thermal power.
Bhubaneswar, May 22: The State Government has reported Land oustee leader Narayan Mohapatra alleged that they
that out of 26501 displaced persons (DPs) in Hirakud dam, were forced to resort to agitational path as the MCL had
1965 DPs have been resettled in 16 government-sponsored been adopting a dilly-dallying stance in providing jobs to
resettlement camps and the remaining 24536 DPs have been the oustees. He said they would continue the economic
resettled by themselves, Union Minister for Water blockade till the demands are fulfilled. Job in MCL,
Resources Prof. Saifuddin Soz informed the Lok Sabha on irrespective of land-oustee category, was their first demand
Monday. To a question by Sundargad MP Jual Oram, Soz besides, proper rehabilitation of the land oustees and
said as per the report, the Deputy Commissioner had development of new colonies and periphery areas. MCL
distributed patta to 1074 DPs in 1956-1958. Those pattas are
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sources said they had provided employment to 25 land factories. Responding to the bandh call and as part of their “
oustees after a meeting in January but only two have joined Jail Bharo Andolan’ blocked the Rourkela-Sambalpur
so far. Those employed in the MCL are also not willing to highway at many places and courted arrest. Police arrested
leave the land acquired by MCL. Five platoons of police nearly twelve hundred people including many women. The
forces have been deployed and intensive patrolling, headed official figure, however, is 70. The father of Rajgnagpur
by senior police officers of the district, was initiated to Church, Father Nicholas Barla, Convener of “Jal, Jungle,
prevent any law and order problem, Jharsuguda SP S Bala Jamin Surakhya Manch” Mr. Tintos Samaria(Ex-BDO) and
said. two Sarpanches were also arrested. The police released all
the people in the mid night except the convener of “Jal,
Jungle, Jamin Surakhya Manch” Mr. Samaria . His case
has been forwarded to the court. The trick government
adopted in keeping only Mr. Samaria and releasing other
SUNDERGARH leaders is reminiscent of the divide and rule policy adopted
OCL TO INVEST RS 700 CR TO by Britishers during 1900 A.D. onward to create fissures
INCREASE CAPACITY among the nationalist ranks!
Orissa Diary In the mean time 91 people out of 119 arrested in the Nepaz
New Delhi, May 28: On the back of robust demand, case have been taken out through bail. The rest are still
Rajagangpur-based OCL India Ltd is planning to double its languishing in the jail. As is known, Gorge Tirki’s bail
cement production capacity for which it has chalked out a application was rejected before. The police, out of
Rs 700-crore investment programme. "We are very bullish vengeance, have clamped 9-10 cases against nearly 15
on the cement sector and therefore have decided to increase people there so that they cannot be released on bail.
the capacity of our existing plant to 3.8 million tonne from Some of the demands of the people are:
1.8 million tonne," said,OCL executive director (Finance) 1. Immediate and unconditional release of the persons
Rakesh Malhotra. still languishing in the jail, who were arrested
He said the company has earmarked a budget of Rs 700 during protest against Nepaz sponge Iron on 24th
crore for the purpose and was considering various options to March 2006.
fund the expansion. "We are working on how to finance the 2. Withdrawal of all cases clamped against them.
expansion plan. It could be a combination of equity, term 3. Immediate closure of all the factories causing severe
loans and internal accruals," he said. air, water and other types of Pollution.
Elaborating further, Malhotra said that debt could be raised 4. Legal action against industrialists who have
from domestic as well as overseas institutions. While on the unlawfully grabbed the tribal land on SC /ST
equity side, he said "rights issue is one of the possibilities". Atrocity Act. Return of the same to the original
He said a final decision could be taken in next 25 days. The owners.
company, which manufactures cement under the 'Konark' 5. The SC/ST Atrocities Act be initiated on the police
brand, intends to complete the expansion plan at its existing for their excess.
facility at Rajgangpur by February 2008. Post-expansion, 6. Actions against the authorities who are trying to
the company is aiming to be the number one in the region, protect the erring sponge Iron Industries.
which has a total cement manufacturing capacity of 22.5
million tonne per annum, Malhotra said.
OCL, which also manufactures refractories and sponge iron,
expects the cement business to account for 70 per cent of the
overall revenue after expansion. Presently, cement
contributes only 55 per cent, he added. The company
registered a turnover of Rs 700 crore in 2005-06 with a net
profit of Rs 37 crore.
TWELVE HUNDRED PEOPLE ARRESTED IN
RAJGANGPUR, RELEASED LATER
Pradeep Baisakh, Orissa Diary
Rajgangpur, May 31: Jal, Jungle, Jamin Surakhya Manch”
& Ekta Parishad gave ‘Sundergarh Bandh’ call on 30th May
to press for the seven point demand of the people of the area
protesting against the pollution caused by Sponge Iron
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES 15
Month- May
NAME OF
DATE OF VENUE OF
COMPANY & CAPACITY OF THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION
PUBLIC PUBLIC
PLACE OF PROJECT NOTICE NUMBER OF MOEF
HEARING HEARING
OPERATION
M/S Kamaljit
Increase in production
singh Guali gram
from 1.7 lakh tones per
1 Ahuwallia, 1st May 5.06.2006 panchayat, N.O-1047/ Ind.II.PH.111
annum to 1 million tones
Nuagoan, Keonjhar
per annum.
Keonjhar.
M/S TATA Expansion of 3 new kilns
Birkela
sponge iron ( for its increasing NO.10213- Ind-II-PH-
2 1st May 9.05.2006 gramya
limited, Belei capacity to 0.45 million 122
panchayat
pada, Keonjhar tones)
Production of iron ore
M/S OMDC having capacity of Rikha
ltd , 1800000 metric tones th bhuyanrada N.O 10606/IND.ii
3 5 May 07.06.2006
Bhadrasahi, and manganese ore school, P.H.103
Keonjhar having capacity of keonjhar
120000 metric tones.
M/S
Kanakadhara
mining and Production of manganese
Project u.p
minerals, ore of capacity of 8000 N.O.10537/IND.II.PH-
4 12th may 14.06.2006 school,
sundergarh, tonnes in 29.961 hectares 131.
Bandhal.
Bondhal of land.
grayma, Bonai
subdivision.
M/S O.M.D.C Production of manganese
V.T centre ,
Limited, of capacity of 240000 N.O410826/IND.II.PH-
5 18th may 29.06.2006 OMDC,
Dalki, tonees in an area of 098.
Thakurani.
Keonjhar. 266.75 hectare of area.
M/S JINDAL Modification cum Vyasnagar
stainless expansion of 1.6 th town hall, N.O.11956/IND.II.PH.13
6 27 may. 30.06.2006
Limited, MT/annum capacity of Jajpur road, 5.
Duburi, Jajpur. integrated steel plant . Jajpur.
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PENDING PROJECTS WITH MOEF FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
PENDING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS AS ON 29 MAY 2006
PROJECT DETAILS RECEIVED ON STATUS
The proposal has been examined. Additional
Project No: J-11011/7/2006-
information sought on 21.01.2006 & 15.02.2006
IA.II(I)
and partial information received on 15.02.2006.
Project Name:6.0 MT Integrated
NOC still awaited. Reminder sent on 01.03.2006.
steel Plant 06/01/2006
Information has been received. Project was
District:Jaipur, Kalingnagar
considered in the EC(I) meeting held on
Village:Chandia,
19.04.2006.Additional information sought on
Company:M/s Tata Steel Ltd.
01.05.2006. Reminder sent on 12.05.2006.
Project No: J-11011/134/2006-
IA.II(I)
Project Name:Expansion of
150,000 TPY Sponge Iron,
Proposal has been examined. Project was
30,000 TPY Billet, 200,000 TPY
considered in the EC(I) meeting held on
Fastnet and 48 MW Captive 23/03/2006
19.04.2006. Additional information sought has
Power Plant
been received. File under process for final orders.
District:Keonjhar,
Village:Palaspanga
Company:M/s Orissa Sponge
Iron Limited.
Project No: J-11011/144/2006-
IA.II(I)
Project Name:250,000 TPA
aluminium Smelter Plant The proposal has been examined. Additional
12/04/2006
District:Jharsuguda information sought on 27.04.2006.
Village:Bhurkamunda
Company:M/s Vedanta
Aluminium Ltd.
PENDING THERMAL PROJECTS AS ON 9 MAY 2006
RECEIVED
PROJECT DETAILS STATUS
ON
Project No: J-13011/5/2006-IA.II(T)
Considered by the Expert Committee
Project Name:4x125 MW Captive Power Project
18/02/2006 on 21.03.2006. The Committee has
District:Jajpur
sought additional information.
Company:M/s Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Project No: J-13011/10/2006-IA.II(T)
Project Name:675 MW (5x135 MW) Captive
Power Plant for proposed Aluminium Smelter of
Considered by the Expert Committee
2,50,000 TPA Plant 07/04/2006
on 9th May, 2006.
District:Jharsuguda
Village:Bhurkamunda/Brundamal
Company:M/s Vedanta Alumina Ltd.
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PENDING MINING PROJECTS AS ON 30 APRIL 2006
RECEIVED
PROJECT DETAILS STATUS
ON
Additional information sought by Ministry received
on 25.11.2005. Legal opinion sought on P.H. and
NOC received. Expert Committee (Mining)
Project No: No.J-11015/221/2005-
considered the project on 27-29 March 2006.
IA.II(M)
Clarifications as desired by the Expert Committee
Project Name:Lanjigarh Bauxite
sought on 13.04.2006 on impact of mining on bio
Mine of M/s Orissa Mining
13/06/2005 diversity, written commitment owning the
Corporation Ltd., Districts Kalahandi
commitments made by M/s Vedanta during public
and Raigarh
hearing for their implementation, output from the
District:Raigarh
springs / streams, details of conveyor system for
transportation of ore, AAQ, commitment from the
competent authority regarding availability of water
and power and refilled in questionnaire.
Additional information sought by Ministry received
on 14.06.2005. Clarification sought by Ministry
Project No: No.J-11015/195/2005- after examination. Was placed for consideration of
IA.II(M) EC(M) meeting held on 26-28th Oct. 2005.
Project Name:Kasia Iron & Dolomite However, PP has sought deferment. Expert
Mine M/s Essel Mining & Industries Committee (Mining) considered the project on 23-24
17/06/2005
Ltd., ML Area: 194.196 ha Prod. February 2006. Clarification on forest land and its
Capacity: 3.6 MTPA clearance, commitment for implementation of
District:Keonjhar wildlife conservation plan and commitment for
working above water table sought. Information
received -----2006. Further necessary action is being
taken.
Project No: No.J-11015/306/2005-
Additional information sought by Ministry received
IA.II(M)
on 14.06.2005. Proponent submitted copy of site
Project Name:Natraj UG Mine of M/s
clearance 20.02.2006. Proposal is likely to be
MCL, ML Area: 483.227 ha Prod. 08/08/2005
considered in the forthcoming meeting of the Expert
Capacity: 0.64 MTPA
Committee (Thermal) scheduled for 9-10th May
District:Angul
2006.
Project No: No.J-11015/356/2005-
IA.II(M) Additional information sought by Ministry received
Project Name:Unchabali Iron & Mn. on 08.11.2005. The project considered by the Expert
Mine, ML Area: 106.11 ha Prod. 30/09/2005 Committee (Mining) meeting held on 10-12 January
Capacity: 0.21 MTPA (Iron Ore) 2006 and recommended the project. Under
District:Keonjhar submission for orders on 05.04.2006.
Company:Smt. Indrani Patnaik
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Project No: No.J-11015/388/2005-
IA.II(M)
Project Name:Narayan OC Iron &
Additional information sought by Ministry received
Mn. Mine, ML Area: 349.254 ha Prod.
on 10.01.2006. Expert Committee (Mining)
Capacity: 0.6 MTP (Iron Ore)7800 31/10/2005
reconsidered the project on 27-28 April 2006.
TPA (Mn.)
Further necessary action is being taken.
District:Sundergarh
Company:M/s Aryan Mining &
Trading Corp.
Project No: No.J-11015/392/2005-
IA.II(M) Site clearance accorded on 21.12.2005. Additional
Project Name:Nuagaon Iron Ore & information sought by Ministry received on
Mn. Mine, ML Area: 29.25 ha Prod. 11.11.2005. The project considered by the Expert
11/11/2005
Capacity: 20,000 TPA (Iron Committee (Mining) meeting held on 10-12 January
Ore)12,000 TPA (Mn.) 2006. Inf. Sought by EC(M) received on 01.02.2006.
District:Sundergarh Under submission for orders on 14.03.2006
Company:Shri Prabodh Mohanty
Project No: No.J-11015/419/2005-
IA.II(M)
Project Name:Ispat Sukinda
19/12/2005 Information sought by EC(M) on EIA-EMP awaited.
chromite,ML Area: 35.60 ha
District:Jajpur
Company:M/s Balasore Alloys Ltd.
Project was considered in EC(M) held on 21-23
Project No: No.J-11015/108/2003-
July, 2004 and proponent was asked to revise the
IA.II(M)
EIA/EMP and resubmit. Project was reopened on
Project Name:Utkal B2 OCP 09/01/2006
9.01.2006. Expert Committee (Mining) reconsidered
District:Angul
the project on 27-29 March 2006. Under submission
Company:M/s Monnet Ispat
for orders.
Project No: J-11015/38/2006-
IA.II(M)
Project Name:Ostapal Chromite Proposal is likely to be considered in the
Mines 14/02/2006 forthcoming meeting of the Expert Committee
District:Jajpur (Mining) scheduled for 17-19th May 2006.
Company:M/s Fero Alloys
Corporation Ltd.
Project No: J-11015/41/2006-
IA.II(M)
Project Name:Patabeda Iron Ore Additional information sought by Ministry received
15/02/2006
Mine along with the project. Further action is being taken.
District:Sundergarh
Company:M/s M.G. Mohanty
Project No: J-11015/411/2006-
Project received incomplete on 28.11.05. NOC and
IA.II(M)
Public Hearing received on 15.2.06. Proposal likely
Project Name:Maliparbat Bauxite
15/02/2006 to be considered in the forthcoming meeting of the
Mining
Expert Committee (Mining) scheduled for 17-19th
District:Koraput
May 2006.
Com:M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd
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Project No: No.J-11015/49/2006-
IA.II(M)
Project Name:Malangtoli Iron Ore Additional information sought by the ministry
07/03/2006
Mine received along with the project.
District:Keonjhar
Company:M/s Orissa Sponge Iron Ltd
Project No: No.J-11015/55/2006-
IA.II(M) Additional information sought by the ministry
Project Name:Sameleshwari OC received along with the project. Proposal is likely to
Expansion Project 14/03/2006 be considered in the forthcoming meeting of the
District:Jharsuguda Expert Committee (Thermal) scheduled for 9-10th
Company:M/s Mahanadi Coalfields May 2006.
Ltd.
Project No: No.J-11015/75/2006-
IA.II(M)
Additional information sought by the ministry
Project Name:Raikela Iron Ore Mine 10/04/2006
received along with the project.
District:Sundergarh
Company:M/s. S.N. Mohanty
Project No: No.J-11015/83/2006-
Additional information sought by the ministry
IA.II(M)
received along with the project. Proposal is likely to
Project Name:Ananta OC Expansion
26/04/2006 be considered in the forthcoming meeting of the
District:Angul
Expert Committee (Thermal) scheduled for 9-10th
Company:M/s Mahanadi Coalfield
May 2006.
Ltd.
PENDING RIVER VALLEY & HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECTS AS ON 30 MAY 2006
Project Details Received On Status
Proposal was considered by E.C. on 18.01.2006.
Project No: J-12011/87/2005-
Committee desired additional clarifications /
IA.I
information on R & R policy, clearance from NCSDP
Project Name:Brutang Irrigation
of CWC, listing of Flora & Fauna etc. Letter issued on
Project 22/12/2005
31.1.06. Reconsidered by EC on 19.4.06 &
District:Nayagarh
recommended environmental clearance subject
Company:Department of Water
submission of certain clarification. Letter issued on
Resources
26.4.06.Reply received, file submitted for order.
Project No: J-12011/11/2006-
IA.I
Project Name:Ong Dam Project
04/05/2006 To be considered by E.C. on 17.5.06.
District:Bargarh
Company:Water Resources
Department , Govt of Orissa
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PENDING PROJECTS WITH MoEF FOR
20
FOREST CLEARANCE
PENDING MINING PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8-ORA023/2005-FCD
Area:660.749 ha
Description:LANJIGARH BAUXITE
PLACED BEFORE FAC
MINING PROJECT IN NIYAMGIRI RF 28 February 2005
MEETING ON 28.02.2006
AND NIMAGIRI PROPOSED RF OF
RAYAGADA DISTRICT IN FAVOUR OF
ORISSA MINING CORPORATION (OMC)
File No:8-92/1996-FC
Area:135.532 ha PLACED BEFORE FAC
9 October 1996
Description:MINING LEASE TO BHANJA MEETING ON 28.02.2006
MINERALS LTD
File No:8-32/1993-FC(VOL-II)
Area:567.087 ha
Description:IRON AND MANGANESE
Placed before FAC meeting on
ORE MINING IN JODA EAST IRON MINE 19 April 2006
26.04.2006
AND MANNORA MANGANESE MINE OF
M/S TISCO LTD IN KEONJHAR FOREST
DIVISION FOR 2ND RENEWAL
PENDING OTHER PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8(27)1/99-FCE
Area:8.67 ha
NULL
Description:IRON ORE BASED INDUSTRIES
OF IPICOL
PENDING RAILWAY LINE PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8-22/1996-FC
Information of field status
Area:48.25 ha
1 February 1996 awaited from Nodal officer
Description:LANJIGARH-JUNAGARH BG
on 9.05.2006
RAILWAY LINE (56 KM)
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PENDING PROJECTS WITH STATE21
GOVERNMENT FOR FOREST CLEARANCE
PENDING IRRIGATION PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Received
Project Details Status
On
File No:8(22)5/2002-FCE
Area:3.387 ha.
NULL
Description:KANKANDAJORE MINOR
IRRIGATION PROJECT, BANKI
File No:8(22)1/2001-FCE
Area:3.008 ha.
NULL
Description:KRUPASAGAR MINOR IRRIGATION
PROJECT
PENDING ROAD LINE PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8(26)2/02-FCE
Area:1.457 ha.
NULL
Description:DAITARI-BANSPANI RLY
LINK ROAD, PALASPANG-BAMEBARI
PENDING OTHER PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8-14/1999-FC
Area:32 ha. CASE IS
20 January 1999
Description:SWERAGE TREATMENT SUBJUDISED
SYSTED & UTILIATIM SYSTEM
File No:8(21)16/2002-FCE
Area:0.188 ha.
NULL
Description:EXPLORATION/DRILLING
PROGRAMME FOR GRAPHITE ORE
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PENDING MINING PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8(21)43/2004-FCE
Regional office has requested the
Area:12.14 ha.
NULL state govt to furnish information
Description:GRAPHITE MINE IN GANJAUDHAR
last reminded on 19.4.2005
BY SH. J.N. AGARWAL
File No:8-31/2003-FC
Area:56.98 ha.
14 February
Description:MINING LEASE OF CAT'S EYE EDS 11.09.2003
2003
MINERAL IN FAVOURING NAVYUG
MINERALS LIMITED
File No:8-14/2004-FC
Area:8.13 ha.
APPLICATION OF UA IS
Description:TWP IN F/O BUDHARAJA IRON & 10 March
PENDING WITH STATE
MAGANESE ORE MINES FOR ONE YEAR 2004
MINING DEPARTMENT
OVER 8.13HA ALREADY BROKEN UP FOREST
AREA
File No:8(21)44/2004-FCE regional office requested the
Area:2.841 ha. state govt to furnish information
NULL
Description:GRAPHITE MINE BY SH. TILAK on 24.8.2004 and reminded on
RAJ MEDIRATTA 11.10.2004 and on 19.4.2005
File No:8-ORA047/2005-FCD
Area:294.5 ha.
Description:TEMPORARY WORKING 12 May
EDS ON 13/05/2005
PERMISSION FOR SULAPAT IRON MINE OF 2005
SHRI BIRATCHANDRA DAGARA IN
RAIRANGPUR FOREST DIVISION
File No:8(21)34/2004-FCE
Information sought from state
Area:14.739 ha.
govt on 14.7.2004, reminded on
Description:DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND IN 13 April 2004
14.7.2004 and 19.4.2005, still not
FAVOUR OF M/S PATNAIK MINERALS PVT
received
LIMITED FOR MANGANESE MINES
File No:8(21)12/2001-FCE
Area:18.23 ha.
NULL
Description:ASBESTOS & PYROXEMITE
MINING BY BL NEWATIA
File No:8(21)4/2001-FCE
Area:0.55 ha.
NULL
Description:BANGUR CHROMITE MINES OF
0MC LTD
File No:5-ORC006/2004-BHU
Area:11.565 ha.
Description:TWP OVER ALREADY BROKEN UP 6 October
AREA FOR MINING OF IRON AND 2004
MANGANESE ORE IN FAVOUR OF SHRI B K
MOHANTY
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PENDING ENCROACHMENTS PROJECTS AS ON
MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Status
File No:8(29)2/2001-FCE
Area:10.666 ha.
NULL
Description:REGULARISATION OF
ENCROACHMENT
File No:8(29)10/2001-FCE
Area:0.08 ha.
NULL
Description:REGULARISATION OF
ENCROACHMENT
File No:8(29)14/2002-FCE
Area:14.551 ha.
NULL
Description:RUGULARISATION OF
ENCROACHMENT
File No:8(29)5/2000-FCE
Area:5.028 ha.
NULL
Description:REGULARISATION OF
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
File No:8(29)13/2000-FCE
Area:4.667 ha.
NULL
Description:REGUL. OF
ENCROACHMENT IN ANGUL DISTRICT
File No:8(29)4/2000-FCE
Area:14.34 ha.
NULL
Description:REGULARISATION OF
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
File No:8(29)12/2001-FCE
Area:2.75 ha.
NULL
Description:REGULARISATION OF
ENCROACHMENT
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APPROVED PROJECTS WITH MoEF FOR
24
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
NO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN GRANTED
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
IN THIS MONTH
24
APPROVED PROJECTS WITH CENTRAL
25
GOVERNMET FOR FOREST CLEARANCE
APPROVED MINING PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Approved On
File No: 8-24/1999-FC
Area:14.836
4 March 1999 16 May 2006
Description:MINING LEASE TO M/S
AOIKATH FOR CHROMITE MINING
25
IN-PRINCIPAL PROJECTS FOR FOREST CLEARANCE
26
IN-PRINCIPLE MINING PROJECTS AS ON MAY 31, 2006
Project Details Received On Approved On
File No: 8-ORA099/2005-FCD
Area:47.214
Description:MINING OF IRON ORE IN VILLAGE
JORURI, JALAHURI & KHANDABANDHA IN 14 November 2005 20 February 2006
FAVOUR OF M/S KALINGA MINING CORPORATION
WITHIN THE MINING LEASE AREA OF 73.228 HA
FOR 2ND RENEWAL OF MINING LEASE
File No: 8-104/2000-FC
Area:104.79
Description:MINING LEASE FOR CHROMITE MINING 19 October 2000 29 March 2006
IN SUKRANGI CHROMITE MINES OF ORISSA
MINING CORPORATION (OMC)
File No: 8-11/2004-FC
Area:70.57
25 February 2004 5 April 2006
Description:MINING LEASE TO M/S LAL TRADERS &
AGENCIES PVT LIMITED
File No: 8-ORA081/2005-FCD
Area:232.438
Description:DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND IN 6 September 2005 24 April 2006
GANDHAMARDAN BLOCK 'B' BY ORISSA MINING
CORPORATION LIMITED
File No: 8-147/1989-FC (PT)
Area:145.82
13 March 2006 24 May 2006
Description:MINING LEASE FOR SAMALESWARI
OCP BY M/S MAHANADI COAL FIELDS LTD. (MCL
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REJECTED PROJECTS
REJECTED IRRIGATION PROJECTS
Reason Of
Project Details Rejected On
Rejection
File No:8-173/1984-FC
Area:52.42 ha. REJECTED ON
16 July 1984
Description:BHALUDHAR MINOR IRRIGATION MERRIT.
PROJECT
File No:8-56/1992-FC
REJECTED ON
Area:26.96 ha. 19 May 1994
MERRIT
Description:CHIKIMA MIP
File No:8-22/1998-FC
REJECTED REF.
Area:638 ha. 3 December 1998
8-3/1994-FC
Description:SUKTEL IRRIG PROJECT
File No:8-148/FCE
Area:16 ha. REJECTED ON
31 July 2000
Description:AMKHOL NALLA MINOR IRRIGATION MERIT
PROJECT
REJECTED MINING PROJECTS
Reason Of
Project Details Rejected On
Rejection
File No:8B-12/5/92-FCE
Area:0.9 ha. REJECTED ON
19 August 1994
Description:SOFT STONE QUARRY BY BALARAM MERIT
SAHOO
File No:8-280/FCE
Area:2.367 ha. REJECTED ON
8 December 1997
Description:GRAPHITE MINING BY ANTARYAMI MERIT
MISHRA
File No:8-111/1997-FC
REJECTED ON
Area:129.206 ha. 27 August 1998
MERRIT
Description:MINING LEASE TO OMC
File No:8-37/1996-FC
REJECTED ON
Area:181.013 ha. 23 October 1998
MERRIT
Description:MINING LEASE TO TISCO
File No:8-355/FCE
REJECTED ON
Area:0.22 ha. 22 May 2000
MERIT
Description:PROSPECTING WORK BY K.B. PAHI
File No:8-169/FCE
REJECTED ON
Area:19.96 ha. 27 November 2001
MERIT
Description:NISHIKHAL MINING LEASE OF OMC
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File No:8(21)2/2001-FCE REJECTED ON
Area:3.797 ha. MERIT AS PART
9 December 2002
Description:KATASAHI & KOLHA RUDKOLA MN. OF ELEPHANT
MINES OF SN PAUL CORRIDER
File No:8-13/2002-FC
REJECTED ON
Area:45.148 ha. 1 October 2003
MERRIT
Description:MINING LEASE TO BC SAHU
Case rejected,
File No:8(21)5/99-FCE Based on appeal
Area:13.86 ha. reply furnished to
20 December 2004
Description:BLACKSTONE QUARRY BY M/S JS the ministry vide
CONSTRUCTION LTD. ref even no dated
20.12.2004.
REJECTED OTHER PROJECTS
Reason Of
Project Details Rejected On
Rejection
REJECTED ON
File No:8-62/1982-FC
MERRIT, FILE
Area:71.55 ha. 20 May 1982
NOT IN
Description:RESETTLEMENTS OF VILLAGERS
SECTION
File No:8-221/1986-FC
Area:100 ha. REJECTED ON
2 October 1987
Description:RELEASE OF FOREST LAND FOR MERRIT.
RAISING CAPATIVE PLANTATION
File No:8-256/1986-FC
Area:31 ha. REJECTED ON
10 December 1987
Description:RELEASE OF FOREST LAND FOR MERRIT.
RAISING CAPATIVE PLANTATION
File No:8-300/1987-FC
Area:98.74 ha. REJECTED ON
21 December 1987
Description:RAISING OF COFFEE PLANTATION BY MERRIT.
M/S ASHOK AGRO INDUSTRIES
File No:8-201/1986-FC
Area:200 ha. REJECTED ON
13 October 1988
Description:RUBBER PLANTATION BY ORISSA MERRIT
FOREST CORPORATION LIMITED
File No:8-248/1986-FC
Area:51 ha. REJECTED ON
5 November 1988
Description:RAISING OF CAPTIVE PLANTATION BY MERRIT.
TITAGHUR PAPER MILLS
File No:8-318/1988-FC
Area:911.09 ha. REJECTED ON
1 April 1989
Description:FOREST LAND FOR RUBBER MERRIT.
PLANTATION
File No:8-205/1991-FC REJECTED ON
17 July 1992
Area:187.65 ha. MERRIT
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Description:BRACKISH WATER FISHERES & PRAWN
CULTURE
File No:8-360/FCE
Area:4.7 ha. REJECTED ON
18 January 1999
Description:RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF SAW MILLS AT MERIT
KULUNGA
File No:8(27)1/2000-FCE
Area:1.497 ha. REJECTED ON
29 February 2000
Description:M/S REXON STRIPS LTD. IN VILLAGE MERIT
KUMKELA
File No:8-69/2000-FC
REJECTED ON
Area:124.38 ha. 31 October 2001
MERRIT
Description:CONST. OF ALUMINA REFINERY
REJECTED TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECTS
Reason Of
Project Details Rejected On
Rejection
File No:8-76/1985-FC
DELIBERATE
Area:81.9 ha.
14 December 1987 VIDATION OF
Description:220 KV DC BRAJARAJ NAGAR TO
FC ACT
RAIGARH T/L
REJECTED REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Reason Of
Project Details Rejected On
Rejection
File No:8-304/1985-FC
Area:123.79 ha. REJECTED ON
18 November 1985
Description:REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE DUE TO MERRIT
JONK MIP
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APPROVAL LETTERS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS ISSUED BY
30
MoEF DURING MAY 2006
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE LETTERS
No developmental projects in the State have been granted
Environmental Clearance during the month of May
FOREST CLEARANCES LETTERS
Diversion of 104.79 ha (originally proposed 132.94 ha) of
forest land for Chromite Mining in Sukrangi Chromite
Mines of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in
District Jajpur. Approved on 29/3/2006
Diversion of already broken up 70.57 ha (as against the
originally diverted 117.84 ha) of forest land for renewal of
mining lease for iron-ore mining in favour of M/s Lal Trades
and Agencies Private Limited in Mayurbhanj.
Diversion of 232.438 ha (originally proposed 539.4047 ha)
of forest land in Gandhamardan Block-B for renewal of
mining lease for iron-ore mining in favour of Orissa Mining
Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Keonjhar, Orissa.
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F.No. 8-104/2000-FC
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(FC Section)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dated : 29th March 2006
To
The Secretary (Forests),
Government of Orissa,
Bhubaneshwar.
Sub: Diversion of 104.79 ha (originally proposed 132.94 ha) of forest land for Chromite
Mining in Sukrangi Chromite Mines of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in
District Jajpur, Orissa.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter No. 10F(Cons)-83/2000, 15014/F&E dated 18.09.2000 and
subsequent letter No. 10F(Cons)83/2000/8473 dated 22.05.2002, a copy of which was forwarded by
M/s OMC vide letter dated 20.01.2006, whereunder the above mentioned proposal was submitted
seeking prior approval of the Central Government in accordance with Section-2 of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 and to say that the above proposal was examined by the Forest Advisory
Committee (FAC) constituted under Section-3 of the Act.
2. After careful consideration of the proposal of the State Government and on the basis of the
recommendations of the above mentioned Advisory Committee, the Central Government granted
permission for diversion of 41.34 ha of already broken up forest land for renewal of mining lease for a
period of 10 years for the above mine vide letter of even no. dated 05.02.2001. The State Government
vide letter dated 22.05.2002 has submitted the modified proposal for diversion of 104.79 ha of forest
land for the above proposal and the proposal was examined by the Advisory Committee. After
consideration of the proposal of the State Government and on the basis of the recommendations of the
FAC, the Central Government hereby agrees in-principle for diversion of 104.79 ha (including 80.94
ha of broken up forest land and 23.85 ha of fresh forest land) of forest land for Chromite Mining in
Sukrangi Chromite Mines of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Jajpur, Orissa,
subject to fulfilment of following conditions: -
1. The Compensatory Afforestation shall be raised and maintained over non-forest land equal in
extent to the fresh forest land being diverted, at the cost of the user agency.
2. The non-forest land identified for Compensatory Afforestation shall be transferred and mutated in
the name of State Forest Department and shall be declared as Reserved Forest under Indian Forest
Act, 1927.
3. The State Government shall charge Net Present Value from the user agency for the entire diverted
forest land, as directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court and as per the guidelines issued vide Ministry
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of Environment and Forests letters No. 5-1/98-FC (Pt-II) dated 18th September 2003 and 22nd
September 2003.
4. An undertaking from the user agency may also be obtained to the effect that in case the rates of
NPV are revised upwards, the additional/differential amount shall be paid by the user agency.
5. The State Government shall deposit all the above-mentioned funds with Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which has already been
constituted and notified by the Central Government on 23.04.2004. Till such time, the CAMPA
intimates the Head of Account for deposition of funds, the funds will be maintained in the form of
fixed deposits in the name of Nodal Officer or concerned Divisional Forest Officer of the State
Government. The funds realized towards the NPV shall not be utilized by the State Government.
6. The permission granted under FC Act shall be co-terminus with the mining lease granted under
MMRD Act or any other relevant Act or for 20 years, whichever is less.
7. The user agency shall construct 4 feet high RCC pillars with forward and backward bearings to
demarcate the area.
8. The approval issued vide this office letter of even no. dated 05.02.2001 stands cancelled.
9. Other standard conditions as applicable to proposals related to mining shall apply in the instant
case also.
After receipt of the compliance report from the State Government on fulfilment of the
conditions mentioned above, the proposal will be considered for final approval under Section-2 of the
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Transfer of forest land shall not be effected till final approval is
granted by the Central Government in this regard.
Yours faithfully,
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
Copy to :-
1. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
2. The Nodal Officer, Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
3. The Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office, Bhubaneshwar.
4. User Agency.
5. Guard File.
6. Monitoring Cell of FC Section.
7. PS to IGF (FC).
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
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F. No. 8-11/2004-FC
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(FC Section)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dated : 5th April 2006
To
The Secretary (Forests),
Government of Orissa,
Bhubaneshwar.
Sub: Diversion of already broken up 70.57 ha (as against the originally diverted 117.84 ha) of
forest land for renewal of mining lease for iron-ore mining in favour of M/s Lal Trades
and Agencies Private Limited in Mayurbhanj, Orissa.
Sir,
The in-principle approval for diversion of 117.84 ha of forest land for the above project was
granted on 06.09.2004 subject to certain conditions. The user agency vide its letter No.
LTA/BBS/23/2005-06 dated 28.01.2006 has represented to this Ministry for modification of the in-
principle approval by reducing the forest land proposed for diversion from 117.84 ha to 70.57 ha on
the grounds that the 47.27 ha of forest land is devoid of minerals and also that it will reduce the
impact of NPV to be paid for the diverted forest land.
The request of the user agency was examined by the FAC constituted under Section-3 of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980. On the basis of the recommendations of the FAC, the Central Government
hereby agrees in-principle for diversion of 70.57 ha of broken up forest land for renewal of mining
lease for iron-ore mining in favour of M/s Lal Trades and Agencies Private Limited in Mayurbhanj,
Orissa, subject to fulfilment of following conditions: -
1. The forest land already diverted stands modified and reduced to the extent of 70.57 ha of
already broken up forest land.
2. The conditions already stipulated in the letter dated 06.09.2004, communicating in-principle
approval for the above project shall be strictly complied with by the user agency and the State
Government.
3. The State Government shall charge Net Present Value from the user agency for the entire
diverted forest land, i.e., for the reduced area diverted for the proposal, as directed by Hon’ble
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Supreme Court and as per the guidelines issued vide Ministry of Environment and Forests
letters No. 5-1/98-FC (Pt-II) dated 18th September 2003 and 22nd September 2003.
4. An undertaking from the user agency may also be obtained stating that in case the rates of
NPV are revised upwards, the additional/differential amount shall be paid by the user agency.
5. The State Government shall deposit all the above-mentioned funds with Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which has already been
constituted and notified by the Central Government on 23.04.2004. Till such time, the
CAMPA intimates the Head of Account for deposition of funds, the funds will be maintained
in the form of fixed deposits in the name of Nodal Officer or concerned Divisional Forest
Officer of the State Government. The funds realized towards the NPV shall not be utilized by
the State Government.
6. The surrendered area shall be reclaimed and rehabilitated at the project cost.
The State Government may take suitable action accordingly and forward the compliance report of
the user agency in respect of various conditions stipulated in the letter dated 06.09.2004,
communicating the in-principle approval.
Yours faithfully,
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
Copy to :-
1. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
2. The Nodal Officer, Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
3. The Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office, Bhubaneshwar.
4. User Agency.
5. Guard File.
6. Monitoring Cell of FC Section.
7. PS to IGF (FC).
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
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F. No. 8-81/2005-FC
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(FC Section)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dated : 24th April 2006
To
The Secretary (Forests),
Government of Orissa,
Bhubaneshwar.
Sub: Diversion of 232.438 ha (originally proposed 539.4047 ha) of forest land in
Gandhamardan Block-B for renewal of mining lease for iron-ore mining in favour of
Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Keonjhar, Orissa.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter No. 10F(Cons)65/2005/5533/F&E dated 02.09.2005
whereunder the above mentioned proposal was submitted seeking prior approval of the Central
Government in accordance with Section-2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and to say that the
above proposal was examined by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) constituted under Section-3
of the Act.
2. After careful consideration of the proposal of the State Government, and on the basis of
recommendations of the FAC, the Central Government hereby agrees in-principle for diversion of
232.438 ha of forest land, which includes 72.4695 ha of broken up forest land and 159.9685 ha of
fresh forest land, for Gandhamardan Block-B for renewal of mining lease for iron-ore mining in
favour of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited in District Keonjhar, Orissa, subject to
fulfilment of following conditions: -
1. The Compensatory Afforestation shall be raised and maintained over non-forest land
equivalent in extent to the fresh forest area being diverted, i.e., over 159.9685 ha, at the cost
of the user agency.
2. The non-forest land identified for Compensatory Afforestation shall be transferred and
mutated in the name of State Forest Department and shall be declared as Reserved Forest
under Indian Forest Act, 1927.
3. The user agency shall create, fence and maintain a safety zone around the mining area. The
user agency shall deposit funds with the Forest Department for the protection and
regeneration of safety zone area and will also have to pay the cost of afforestation over one
and a half time of safety zone area in degraded forest elsewhere.
4. The reclamation of mines shall be carried out as per the reclamation plan and should be
regularly monitored by the State Forest Department.
5. The State Government shall charge Net Present Value from the user agency for the entire
diverted forest land, as directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court and as per the guidelines issued
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vide Ministry of Environment and Forests letters No. 5-1/98-FC (Pt-II) dated 18th
September 2003 and 22nd September 2003.
6. An undertaking from the user agency may also be obtained stating that in case the rates of
NPV are revised upwards, the additional/differential amount shall be paid by the user
agency.
7. The State Government shall deposit all the above-mentioned funds with Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which has already
been constituted and notified by the Central Government on 23.04.2004. Till such time, the
CAMPA intimates the Head of Account for deposition of funds, the funds will be
maintained in the form of fixed deposits in the name of Nodal Officer or concerned
Divisional Forest Officer of the State Government. The funds realized towards the NPV
shall not be utilized by the State Government.
8. The approved Mining Plan shall be submitted before grant of final approval.
9. The permission granted under FC Act shall be co-terminus with the mining lease granted
under MMRD Act or any other relevant Act or for a period of 20 years, whichever is less.
10. The user agency shall construct 4 feet high RCC pillars with forward and backward bearings
to demarcate the area.
11. The Wildlife Management Plan shall be implemented at the project cost.
12. Adequate soil conservation measures shall be undertaken under supervision of State Forest
Department to prevent soil erosion, at the project cost.
13. Other standard conditions as applicable to proposals related to mining shall apply in the
instant case also.
After receipt of the compliance report from the State Government on fulfilment of the conditions
mentioned above, the proposal will be considered for final approval under Section-2 of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980. Transfer of forest land shall not be effected till final approval is granted by
the Central Government in this regard.
Yours faithfully,
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
Copy to :-
1. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
2. The Nodal Officer, Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
3. The Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office, Bhubaneshwar.
4. User Agency.
5. Guard File.
6. Monitoring Cell of FC Section.
7. PS to IGF (FC).
(Pankaj Asthana)
Assistant Inspector General of Forests
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