We will have discussion on various issues concerning the state," Naveen Patnaik told reporters here. Responding to Ramesh's statement that the matter relating to Posco project is in the state government's court, he said it is the biggest FDI in the country which will benefit both Orissa and the Centre. "It (Posco project) will bring substantial revenue not just for Orissa but for the rest of the country. It will certainly create a lot of jobs," Patnaik said. Earlier, Ramesh on his arrival on a two-day visit to the state had told PTI that he had sought clarification from the state government on certain matters relating to the Posco project and the ball was now in its court. The greenfield Posco project, stalled for over five years, faced a fresh hurdle when the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) recently put on hold the forest clearance for the Rs 52,000 crore project and asked the state government to verify claims made under provisions of Forest Rights Acts (FRA), 2006 by the people living in proposed plant site areas. While the villagers claimed that they were other traditional forest dwellers according to FRA, the state government rejected it in its report to centre. Ramesh had sought clarification from the state government on this matter. Read the full report here.
Source: IBN Live, Bhubaneswar.
