Minister urges Industry dept to ask Tata to set up CTL
Orissa's revenue minister has urged the industry department to ask Tata Steel to set up its proposed Coal-to-Liquid (CTL) project at Gopalpur in Ganjam district.
By PTI |
BERHAMPUR (ORISSA): Orissa's Revenue Minister S N Patro has urged the Industry department to ask Tata Steel to set up its proposed Coal-to-Liquid (CTL) project at Gopalpur in Ganjam district to utilise the land acquired by the company about 13 years ago.
"I have asked secretary in the Industry department to ask Tata Steel to set up its proposed CTL plant at Gopalpur," Patra said here.
It may be noted that several displaced people including local MLA Pradip Panigrahi demanded setting up the proposed plant by Tata on the land already acquired by it.
About 3800 acres of land was acquired by Tata Steel in 1997 for setting up a mega steel project in the area. About 1570 families of three villages were displaced. The land, however, remained unutilised for about 13 years as locals opposed it and the company postponed the project.
Although the company has decided to utilise the land by setting up a multi-purpose Special Economic Zone (SEZ), no progress has been made in this project.
Its right time the state government should ask Tata to utilise the land by setting up of its proposed CTL project at Gopalpur, Panigrahi said.
Tata Steel and South Africa based Sasol Synfuels Pvt Ltd jointly expressed their desire to set up 3.6 mtpa CTL plant in the state with an investment of Rs 48,000 crore.
"I have asked secretary in the Industry department to ask Tata Steel to set up its proposed CTL plant at Gopalpur," Patra said here.
It may be noted that several displaced people including local MLA Pradip Panigrahi demanded setting up the proposed plant by Tata on the land already acquired by it.
About 3800 acres of land was acquired by Tata Steel in 1997 for setting up a mega steel project in the area. About 1570 families of three villages were displaced. The land, however, remained unutilised for about 13 years as locals opposed it and the company postponed the project.
Although the company has decided to utilise the land by setting up a multi-purpose Special Economic Zone (SEZ), no progress has been made in this project.
Its right time the state government should ask Tata to utilise the land by setting up of its proposed CTL project at Gopalpur, Panigrahi said.
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Tata Steel and South Africa based Sasol Synfuels Pvt Ltd jointly expressed their desire to set up 3.6 mtpa CTL plant in the state with an investment of Rs 48,000 crore.
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