Orissa government to raise land banks for industrial hubs
Worried over the resistance to land acquisition for setting up industries, including Posco, Arcelor-Mittal and Tata Steel in the state, Orissa government was contemplating raising land banks for upcoming industrial hubs.
By PTI |
BHUBANESWAR: Worried over the resistance to land acquisition for setting up industries, including Posco, Arcelor-Mittal and Tata Steel in the state, Orissa government was contemplating raising land banks for upcoming industrial hubs.
The issue relating to creation of land bank for industrial purpose was raised at the first meeting of the newly constituted Committee for the Inter-Departmental Coordination (CIDC) here yesterday.
The secretaries of different departments which were linked to industrialisation in the state like forest and environment, revenue, industries and steel and mines attended the meeting where the issue of creation of such banks was discussed so that land could easily be made available for the companies, official sources said.
Industries secretary Ashok Dalwai told the meeting that the Industrial Policy Resolution-2007 had provision for creation of land banks for the purpose. He said the resistance to land acquisition could be contained, if the government had ready-made land for housing mega industries.
All the major companies like Posco, Arcelor-Mittal, Tata Steel and others were facing problems in acquiring land for setting up their projects. The projects mooted by both Posco and Tata Steel had been delayed owing to the land acquisition problems.
Though Arcelor-Mittal was yet to make an attempt to acquire land for its proposed 12 MTPA greenfield project in Keonjhar district, people have started opposing it.
The issue relating to creation of land bank for industrial purpose was raised at the first meeting of the newly constituted Committee for the Inter-Departmental Coordination (CIDC) here yesterday.
The secretaries of different departments which were linked to industrialisation in the state like forest and environment, revenue, industries and steel and mines attended the meeting where the issue of creation of such banks was discussed so that land could easily be made available for the companies, official sources said.
Industries secretary Ashok Dalwai told the meeting that the Industrial Policy Resolution-2007 had provision for creation of land banks for the purpose. He said the resistance to land acquisition could be contained, if the government had ready-made land for housing mega industries.
All the major companies like Posco, Arcelor-Mittal, Tata Steel and others were facing problems in acquiring land for setting up their projects. The projects mooted by both Posco and Tata Steel had been delayed owing to the land acquisition problems.
Though Arcelor-Mittal was yet to make an attempt to acquire land for its proposed 12 MTPA greenfield project in Keonjhar district, people have started opposing it.
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