Jairam Ramesh Refuses POSC Power Project Environment Clearance
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 4,
April 2011
Jairam cited the letter from members of POSCO Pratirodh Sangharsh Committee (PPSC) who claim to be other traditional forest dwellers in the area allocated for the project.
The letter talks about village council resolutions of Dhinkia and Gobindapur that have not been considered by the concerned state government authority.
Jairam noted that the Orissa government had categorically denied the authenticity of the documentation submitted by the PPSC.
"I do believe that these two resolutions have to be disposed of by the appropriate authority in accordance with the Forest Rights Act, 2006...," he said, adding that he had already forwarded the PPSC representation to the Orissa chief minister and the chief secretary. Read the full report here.
Source: by Raman Aiyar, ABV Live, New Delhi.
