The approval of the Environment Ministry for the Posco Steel Plant in Odisha in a serious attack on the people of Odisha and a dangerous clearance which is liable to have serious environmental dangers as also miseries to thousands of poor families.
The Rs. 52,000 crore Posco Steel Plant project by the South Korean Company has been completely opposed by the people of the area and the environmentalists and NGOs. Though proposed some eight years back, it could not proceed much since the Government of india did not give environment clearance due to the strong opposition.
The new environment minister Veerappa moily seems to be in a hurry to give environment clearance to all such projects before the general elections. He has already given such clearances to two power projects, two coal mines and a port with in a few weeks of his taking over the ministry, without any consideration for the environmental and people issues.
Such hazardous and anti-people decisions should be strongly resisted and defeated.