Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Ramesh said: "The state government should adopt democratic methods to acquire land."
Ruling out any review of environmental clearance given to the Posco Project, he said there is no need for it, as the environmental clearance does not give the state, license for forcible land acquisition.
The government resumed land acquisition after the Environment Ministry gave a final clearance in May to the project, after the state clarified the area did not belong to forest-dwellers.
About the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, Ramesh said a satisfactory solution should be found to prevent the submergence of villages in Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
"The Andhra Pradesh government proposed to construct a Rs.620-crore embankment wall to prevent the submergence of villages in Chhattisgarh and Orissa. It was for those two States to take a decision, he added. Read the full report here.
Source: Daily India.com, Hyderabad.
