Tribals fear displacement by ArcelorMittal
After South Korean steel major POSCO's proposed greenfield project in Orissa, the one by the world's biggest steelmaker ArcellorMittal in Jharkhand has met with resistance from residents at the proposed site of the plant who fear displacement.
By PTI |
RANCHI: After South Korean steel major POSCO's proposed greenfield project in Orissa, the one by the world's biggest steelmaker ArcellorMittal in Jharkhand has met with resistance from residents at the proposed site of the plant who fear displacement.
Residents of Rania, Karra, Torpa and Kamdara blocks in Jharkhand's Khunti and Gumla districts today pledged resistance against acquisition of tribal land by L N Mittal-promoted steel conglomerate.
Over 1000 people under the banner of 'Adivasi-Moolvasi Rakhya Manch' took out a march from Sanik Theatre to Raj Bhavan here demanding protection of tribal land from multi-national companies.
''We will not give an inch of land to ArcelorMittal which is set to acquire our land as it would displace about one lakh people in the four blocks,'' Manch convenor Dayamani Barla told newsmen.
The demonstrators submitted a memorandum to the staff at the Raj Bhavan gate as Governor Syed Sibtey Razi was out of the state, Barla said.
ArcelorMittal is scheduled to complete its detailed project report for its proposed 12 mt steel plant by December this year and has already finished its survey at Kamdra (Gumla district) and Torpa (Khunti district) for its proposed plant.
Citing the example of displacement of people during the setting up of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Bokaro Steel Plant and other public sectors over 40 years, the memorandum said they were allegedly still to get the compensation.
It also warned against flouting the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act which protects tribal land.
Residents of Rania, Karra, Torpa and Kamdara blocks in Jharkhand's Khunti and Gumla districts today pledged resistance against acquisition of tribal land by L N Mittal-promoted steel conglomerate.
Over 1000 people under the banner of 'Adivasi-Moolvasi Rakhya Manch' took out a march from Sanik Theatre to Raj Bhavan here demanding protection of tribal land from multi-national companies.
''We will not give an inch of land to ArcelorMittal which is set to acquire our land as it would displace about one lakh people in the four blocks,'' Manch convenor Dayamani Barla told newsmen.
The demonstrators submitted a memorandum to the staff at the Raj Bhavan gate as Governor Syed Sibtey Razi was out of the state, Barla said.
ArcelorMittal is scheduled to complete its detailed project report for its proposed 12 mt steel plant by December this year and has already finished its survey at Kamdra (Gumla district) and Torpa (Khunti district) for its proposed plant.
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Citing the example of displacement of people during the setting up of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Bokaro Steel Plant and other public sectors over 40 years, the memorandum said they were allegedly still to get the compensation.
It also warned against flouting the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act which protects tribal land.
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