Other States - Orissa   

Uncertainty over POSCO groundbreaking ceremony

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty prevailed over holding the ground breaking ceremony of the Rs 51,000 crore Posco project in Orissa slated for April 1 as even Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was unsure of the schedule for the ceremony. “We will certainly examine the issue,” Mr. Patnaik said while replying to a query on whether the ground breaking ceremony would be held as per earlier announcement. Mr. Patnaik said the government would review the situation before making any formal confirmation on the scheduled function at the proposed plant site near Paradip. “We will see what best can be done on the day,” he said.

Meanwhile, a number of anti-project groups from across the country had announced to hold ‘bikalpa bikas samabesh’ (alternative development rally) on April 1 to protest against the State Government’s move to hold the ceremony. – PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Superstition leads to a unique wedding
Cash awards for winners of ‘Naveen Kalakar’ announced
Uncertainty over POSCO groundbreaking ceremony
Lecture on ‘Secret of happiness’
Novel experiment to channel brackish water for irrigation
‘Fake drugs still flooding market’
Fishermen rescue six persons
It’s a day of democracy in circle jail
State claims 86 p.c. success under TB control programme
Technical education director passes away
Bibhishan BJD nominee for Laxmipur bypoll
Revelry claims one
Teachers’ demands

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu