Posco plant would make Orissa suffer huge loss: J B Patnaik
Congress leader J B Patnaik claimed the state would suffer irrepairable loss if the steel plant was set up by violating people's rights over water, land, forests and mines.
By PTI |
BHUBANESWAR: Accusing the Orissa government of trying to forcibly displace people from proposed Posco site, senior Congress leader J B Patnaik claimed the state would suffer irrepairable loss if the steel plant was set up by violating people's rights over water, land, forests and mines.
The BJD-BJP government is trying to oust people from proposed Posco plant site by using force despite opposition to the project by residents of three panchayats of Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gad Kujang+, the leader of opposition in Orissa assembly told reporters here.
Describing the proposed plant area in Jagatsinghpur district as fertile, the former chief minister said no amount of compensation could provide economic security to the people and farmers who would lose their independent source of income.
The Supreme Court as also the Centre were against setting up of an SEZ in fertile land, he said adding it would not be proper to hand over forest land for the project at a time when efforts were being made everywhere to create new forests along coast lines for safety of people.
Stating that the project would not affect only three panchayats, Patnaik said if water was allowed to be drawn from jobra lakhs of farmers would be deprived of irrigation water.
Claiming that Orissa would lose Rs 90,000 crore in 30 years if iron ore mines were leased out to Posco instead of selling ore on market rate, he said captive port should also not be allowed to any company.
He describing the various data given by government as self contradictory.
The BJD-BJP government is trying to oust people from proposed Posco plant site by using force despite opposition to the project by residents of three panchayats of Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gad Kujang+, the leader of opposition in Orissa assembly told reporters here.
Describing the proposed plant area in Jagatsinghpur district as fertile, the former chief minister said no amount of compensation could provide economic security to the people and farmers who would lose their independent source of income.
The Supreme Court as also the Centre were against setting up of an SEZ in fertile land, he said adding it would not be proper to hand over forest land for the project at a time when efforts were being made everywhere to create new forests along coast lines for safety of people.
Stating that the project would not affect only three panchayats, Patnaik said if water was allowed to be drawn from jobra lakhs of farmers would be deprived of irrigation water.
Claiming that Orissa would lose Rs 90,000 crore in 30 years if iron ore mines were leased out to Posco instead of selling ore on market rate, he said captive port should also not be allowed to any company.
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He describing the various data given by government as self contradictory.
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